Scheuermann’s disease describes a medical condition that impacts the shape of vertebrae in the spine. This condition often affects children and adolescents, resulting in a characteristic ...

Scheuermann’s kyphosis is a spinal condition that causes your back to take on a rounded shape as you grow. It results in a hunched look and is one of the most severe forms of kyphosis — a ...

A student who relies on walking aids due to a health condition said having her family pet trained as a support dog has ...

Treatments for Scheuermann’s disease often involve nonsurgical interventions, such as back braces and physical therapy. However, in some cases, surgery may be necessary. Scheuermann’s disease ...

While it may also be just a bad sitting position, according to experts, a slouch that does not go away can be due to Scheuermann’s kyphosis, a condition where your spine curves outward more than ...

In adolescents, extreme thoracic kyphosis is most often secondary to Scheuermann’s disease. With an incidence of 1–8%, tumours are nearly equally distributed between boys and girls.

Elie-Mai Riddick, 24, from Ashton Gate, Bristol, has Scheuermann's Kyphosis, an excessive curvature of the spine which left her needing a walking stick or wheelchair to move around. As her ...