what is it called when the natural curvature of your spine is too great?

Answer 1

Spina Bifida? scoliosis?

Answer 2

Scoliosis is a serious and, often painful, birth defect. PLEASE LISTEN TO ME because it's important. If you or someone you know has it, I don't want what happened to me to happen to you / them:
I SWEAR this is true: My mother used to be really concerend about the way I stood when I tried on clothes as a little girl. I asked her what she was concerned about, and she couldn't get over how swayed my back was. We blew it off as part of my Cerebral Palsy birth defect.
I applied for a position at one of our local hospitals in 1988 and, through an employment physical, learned I had the problem. Nothing beyond that was said, and I passed the physical. I was happy because I really wanted the job.
Time has marched on with many back problems, Scoliosis being a contribuatory factor to a great deal of it. After cleaning a closet and lifting a box of heavy video tapes from a sitting position back on April 2, 2006, I noticed by April 10th of the same year that, no matter how I sat, there was great pain. Looking back, I don't blame either of those activities for the problem. Each person's Scoliosis problem is different but, in my case, the shift of my spine had been a gradual thing for many years. No doctors had said a word regarding worsening. I have now gone through Temporary Spinal Cord Stimulator proceedure / surgery, Permanent Spinal Cord Stimulator proceedure / surgery, 3 Caudal Epidurals, and a battery relocation proceedure / surgery. I have an 80% sucess rate with my stimulator. No "spook tales," just facts. If you or a friend have a problem PLEASE let a Neurologist / Pain Management / Spinal Cord Stimulator Surgeon look at you. You may not be in need, but if other things can help go for it. There are many options available, but here's "the catch": Although Spinal Cord Stimulator equipment and treatment for problems such as what I'm talking about became available as far back as 1971, things didn't "come to light" until around 2004. I don't know where you are, but I'll give you the name and number of someone who can help you if you're interested: Dr. Andrew Konen, a Dallas, Texas Neurologist / Pain Management/ Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (and other things) Surgeon. 214.252.9432. One last word of caution, please: There are many Neurologist/ Pain Management doctors, but, because this stuff is still in the "let's make the public aware" stage, there aren't that many doctors in this field who can do what I'm talking about. Good luck to you, if you / a friend are searching and not just wanting information. If you only wanted information, I hope I've helped you.

Answer 3

Scoloiosis is a sideways curveature of the spine. If the curvature of the upper back is too great that is called kyphosis. If the curvature of the lower back is too great that is called lordosis.

Answer 4

Scoliosis

Answer 5

Scoliosis

Answer 6

Scoliosis would not reason a cough. that's yet another situation, and you should to have that appeared into one after the other. Correction is complete surgically, and that's reserved for severe or progressive situations. once you're nonetheless transforming into, bracing can ward off extra curvature, yet won't straighten out what has already handed off.

Answer 7

Scoliosis?

Answer 8

Scoliosis? Sounds like scoliosis.

Answer 9

The normal curvature is referred to as lordosis ( the small of your back) and kyphosis (up around the shoulder blades) , so extra curvature is hyperlordosis or hyperkyphosis.
Scoliosis is when the curvature is lateral, or side to side.

Answer 10

If you are talking about the "natural curve" of your spine, I assume you are talking about the back-to-front curve of your back, not side-to-side. (Side-to-side curve of the spine is called scoliosis, and it is not natural/normal.)

The inward curve (like in your lower back) is called lordosis. The outward curve (like in your middle back) is called a kyphosis. If the lower back has too much inward curve, the word is hyperlordosis. If a person has too much outward curve in the middle or upper back, they are said to be kyphotic. ("kai-FAH-tick").

Hope that helps!