Treatment Options For Managing Hunched Shoulders With Scheuermann’s disease a posture brace is sometimes used to help manage hunched shoulders and assist in keeping the back in a position as close to the “normal” anatomical position as possible. The exact treatment approach including the use of any postural bracing when managing hunched shoulders depends upon… Read More >
What Is Scheuermann’s Disease? Scheuermann’s Disease is a condition named after Danish surgeon Holger Werfel Scheuermann. A developmental disorder of the spine causing abnormal growth of the thoracic vertebrae (however not exclusive to the thoracic spine as it can also be found in the lumbar spine). Scheuermann’s Disease is self limiting, meaning it will not… Read More >
Causes Of A Kyphotic Thoracic Spine Aside from the common postural kyphosis there are a number of other causes of kyphosis of the thoracic spine. Some of the other common causes include Scheuermann’s Disease, traumatic kyphosis and an osteoporosis-related kyphosis to name a few and each will be discussed briefly below. Structural Kyphosis Unlike a… Read More >
What Causes Juvenile Osteochondrosis Of The Spine? Osteochondrosis is a self-limiting developmental derangement of normal bone growth, and Scheuermann’s disease is considered to be a form of juvenile osteochondrosis of the spine. Normally vertebrae are more or less cylindrical in shape however with Scheuermann’s disease parts of the vertebrae to grow at different rates during… Read More >