TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Poor Posture and Scoliosis, Kyphosis, and Lordosis in a Child A1 - DeMuth, Sharon K. A1 - Jones, Stephanie A. A2 - Davenport, Todd E. A2 - Kulig, Kornelia A2 - Sebelski, Chris A. A2 - Gordon, James A2 - Watts, Hugh G. PY - 2013 T2 - Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: A Symptom-Based Approach AB - A parent may state that their child has "poor posture." That may represent the only way in which they can express their concern with their child's spinal shape. While poor posture is a culturally defined concept, scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis are significant medical concerns. Spinal curvatures are named for the direction of the convexity or apex and the spinal region (thoracic, lumbar, or cervical). Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine and kyphosis and lordosis are curves in the anteroposterior plane. Kyphosis is a curve where the apex is posterior and lordosis where the apex is anterior. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133838988 ER -