There are two types of kyphosis , which can appear both at children and adults:

1. Postural kyphosis-caused by improper posture and this can be corrected by modifying the patient’s lifestyle.

2. Structural kyphosis -determined by a modification of the anatomy, requiring medical or surgical treatment.

Some patients are born with a second type of kyphosis – congenital kyphosis. This is caused by abnormalities of the spine right from the birth -cifoza Scheuermann-when the front of the spine does not grow as fast as the posterioara one leading to a round look of the back. Children begin to develop the disease between 12-15 years, when the bones are developing.

CAUSES

Cifoza may occur after a fracture (posttraumatic kyphosis) or various diseases:

– Connective-tissue diseases, endocrine diseases
– Muscular dystrophy
– Vertebral infections
– Neurofibromatosis, Paget’s disease
– Polio, spine bifida, tumors.
-Degenerative diseases:
– Arthritis
                    - Degenerative-disc disease
                    - Osteoporosis

SYMPTOMS AND COMPLICATIONS

Cifoza can be present without symptoms, sometimes with persistent back pain, is seen as a change the appearance of the body. An easy cifoza – without symptoms – is detected only by routine medical examination.

When kyphosis is severe, complications can occur if the intervention is timely.
Complications that can develop from kyphosis include chronic back pain, deformities and progressive neurological and cardiopulmonary deficit;
Neurological complications: kyphosis may cause progressive loss of sphincter control, muscle weakness and hypoesthesia.
Cardiopulmonary complications: are often accused by the patients with kyphosis (restrictive lung disease)