UPCOMING WEBINAIRS

Presentation Outline
1. Introduction & Objectives
- Normal thoracic kyphosis vs. excessive hyperkyphosis.
- Why excessive curvature matters during growth.
2. Identifying Hyperkyphosis
- Clinical signs: rounded back, forward shoulders/head, stiffness or pain.
- Thoracolumbar presentation.
- Radiographic features: curve magnitude, morphology, progression, and vertebral involvement.
- Hyperkyphosis may progress without pain, delaying detection.
3. Main Causes
- Distinguish Scheuermann’s kyphosis from idiopathic/postural kyphosis to guide treatment.
4. Treatment & Management
- Physiotherapy: extension, stretching, strengthening, and 12 basic kyphosis exercises.
- Sports that encourage spinal extension and rib-cage expansion.
- Bracing for more significant or rigid deformities; surgery is uncommon.
5. Daily-Life Strategies
- Improve sitting and workstation ergonomics.
- Raise screens to eye level to reduce forward-head posture.
6. Conservative Treatment Outcomes
- Expected results and response to non-surgical management.