spinal curvature
Crooked vertebral column
Spinal curvature is the natural or abnormal bending of the spine.
The healthy spine has gentle curves, but excessive curvature—scoliosis (sideways), kyphosis (hunched back), or lordosis (swayback)—may require treatment: The doctor detected spinal curvature during the routine physical.
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- lordosisAbnormal spinal curvature inward
- crooked backCurved or misaligned spine
Quasimodo · genetic predisposition · growing pains · vertebrae · osteoporosis · physical examination · physical therapy · lumbar · chiropractic care · back brace · slouch · degenerative disc disease · crooked · posture · bad posture · brace · bent · hump
- postureposture, posture corrector, upright, slouch, slouching
- back problemsback pain, back injury, lumbago, sciatica, herniation
- spinal conditionskyphosis, scoliosis, lordosis, hunchback, swayback
- spinevertebra, backbone, vertebral body, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae
- curvaturearc, bend, camber, concave, convex
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
spinal alignment
spinal curvaturestraight back
Vertically aligned spine
spinal alignment · erect posture · proper posture · neutral spine · proper alignment