rounded shoulders

Forward-curving upper back

Rounded shoulders is a postural condition where the shoulders roll forward and the upper back curves, often from hunching over desks or screens.

The term describes both the appearance and the underlying muscular imbalance: Physical therapy can help correct rounded shoulders.

Sometimes called slouching or forward shoulder posture.

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