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What is kyphosis?
How do I know if I have kyphosis and what are the symptoms of kyphosis?
Who is at risk for kyphosis?
- Osteoporosis
- Disk degeneration such as arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome
- Muscular dystrophy
- Neurofibromatosis
- Paget's disease
- Polio
- Spina tuberculosis
- Spina tumors
- Spina bifida
- Scoliosis
- Trauma
How to know you have kyphosis?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for kyphosis?
Directions to Hospitals Treating kyphosis
Prevention of kyphosis
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001240.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/kyphosis/article.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kyphosis/DS00681