RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184029924
T1 Poor Posture and Scoliosis, Kyphosis, and Lordosis in a Child
T2 Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: A Symptom-Based Approach
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803615281
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184029924
RD 2024/04/25
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.