Figure kyphosis and hyperkyphosis

Figure kyphosis and hyperkyphosis

Kyphosis and hyperkyphosis
(Curvatures of the
Spine)

  1. Cervical spine (cervical spine)
    Neck lordosis
    (Cervical lordosis)
  2. Thoracic spine (BWS)
    Breast kyphosis
    (Thoracic hyphosis)
  3. Lumbar spine (lumbar spine)
    Lumbar lordosis
    (Lumballordose)
  4. Sacral spine
    or. Sacrum
    Sacral kyphosis
    (Sacral cyphosis)
    A - normal kyphosis (green)
    B - hyperkyphosis (red)
    also rounded back

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