kyphoscoliosis

I have been diagnosed with this [ among other things] Has anyone heard of it ,& what can be done for it ? I will look it up ,but always nice to see other opinions

Re: kyphoscoliosis

It's a fancy word for a curvature of the spine. I suspect it's not of any great significance in our older years.

Re: kyphoscoliosis

it's nothing to worry about. There's not much they can do.

Re: kyphoscoliosis

Never heard of it except to say that it sounds like a posh/medical name for Dowager's Hump (or Widow's Hump?) which seems to afflict older women - there are a couple of women in my seniors' club that have it in varying degrees.

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Found this Deylon darlin' - if its any help:

Kyphoscoliosis is a deformity of the spine characterized by abnormal curvature of the vertebral column in two planes (coronal and sagittal). It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis. It is seen in many disorders such as Syringomyelia and can cause many conditions such as pulmonary hypertension.

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I wouldn't worry about that Deylon, I've had curvature of the spine since I was born and its not done me any harm, apart from trying to do leg raises on the floor, I can lay on my right side and raise my leg with support of my hand, but if I lay on my left side and raise my right leg I fall over onto the floor.