Scheuermann's disease
kyphosis dorsalis iuvenilis latin

Scheuermann's disease causes pain that is not severe enough to limit activity.

Most patients who undergo surgery to correct their kyphosis have Scheuermann's disease.

Scheuermann's disease is considered to be a form of juvenile osteochondrosis of the spine.

Scheuermann's disease occurs most often in children between ages 12 and 16 and is more common in boys than girls.

While there is no explanation for what causes Scheuermann's Disease, there are ways to treat it.

Scheuermann's disease is self-limiting after growth is complete, meaning that it generally runs its course and never presents further complication.

Too much kyphotic curving causes round shoulders or hunched shoulders (Scheuermann's disease).

Spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis (Scheuermann's disease), and spondylolisthesis can cause back pain.

Interestingly, many with Scheuermann's disease have very large lung capacities and males often have broad, barrel chests.

One of the largest debates surrounding Scheuermann's disease correction is the use of very different correction procedures.

Patients undergoing surgery for Scheuermann's disease often need physical therapy to manage pain and mobility, however their range of motion is generally not limited very much.

The spinal form, Scheuermann's disease, may cause bending, or kyphosis of the upper spine, giving a "hunch-back" appearance.

Scheuermann's disease, in which one or more of the bones of the spine (vertebrae) develop wedge-shaped deformities.

Scheuermann's disease is notorious for causing lower and mid-level back and neck pain, which can be severe and disabling.

This defect is commonly seen in patients have had Scheuermann's Disease It can be called as 'Rim lesions'.

Sampson suffers from a condition called Scheuermann's disease, which affects developing bones in children and teenagers and can cause a curvature of the spine.

In addition to the common lordosis, it has been suggested that between 20-30% of patients with Scheuermann's Disease also have scoliosis, though most cases are negligible.

Beetham, who had Scheuermann's disease, played a total of 20 games that season and was St Kilda's fourth leading disposal getter.

While often non-complicating, Schmorl's nodes also tend to occur more often in cases of spinal deformity, specifically Scheuermann's disease.

Scheuermann's disease can be successfully corrected with surgical procedures, almost all of which include spinal fusion and hardware instrumentation, i.e., rods, pedicle screws, etc.

At the age of 15, he was diagnosed with Scheuermann's disease, a condition that can cause the upper back to curve and has given Lucic a hunched over posture.

Scheuermann's disease describes a condition where the vertebrae grow unevenly with respect to the sagittal plane; that is, the anterior angle is often greater than the posterior.

Many with Scheuermann's disease often have an excessive lordotic curve in the lumbar spine; this is the body's natural way to compensate for the kyphotic curve above.

It can be either the result of degenerative diseases (such as arthritis), developmental problems (the most common example being Scheuermann's disease), osteoporosis with compression fractures of the vertebrae, or trauma.

In Germany, a standard treatment for both Scheuermann's disease and lumbar kyphosis is the Schroth method, a system of physical therapy for scoliosis and related spinal deformities.