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Symptoms of Kyphosis

Kamiah A. Walker
Medical Writer
SpineUniverse
Wheaton, IL

If you have kyphosis, the easiest-to-recognize symptom is a rounded back. The extreme curve in your upper spine will cause you to hunch forward.

In addition to having a rounded back, you may have these other symptoms:

  • Mild to severe back pain
  • Back pain with movement
  • Fatigue
  • Tenderness and stiffness in the spine
  • Forward posture of the head
  • Chest pain or difficulty breathing (severe cases)
  • Difference in shoulder height
  • Tight hamstrings (muscles in the back of your thighs)
Last Updated: 01/30/2009
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