Kyphosis
For those of you who are not familiar with the condition. It is a curvature of the spine more commonly the upper back for more information on the specifics of the conditon see Kyphosis Factsheet
I have kyphosis, in my particular case I originally started with scoliosis which was diagnosed in 2000, up until I became pregnant with my first daughter in 2006 it didn’t really affect me that much, it wasn’t until I became pregnant with my second daughter in 2008 that it really began to cause problems. Now I experience constant pain from it, my mobility if often restricted and due to the nature of the curve it impacts on my breathing (which given that I am asthmatic is not great). This means that I have see a spinal specialist once every 6 months to ensure that the curvature is not deteriorating.
In some cases spinal surgery can be done to correct the curvature. At the moment I am reluctant to have the operation because of the amount of time needed to recover, which can take up to 6 months or some cases even longer. Given the fact that I have 2 young children who still need me to do alot for them it isn’t really practical to persue it at this time.
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