Kyphosis - Diagnosis

Kyphosis - Diagnosis

Your Doctor, will ask for a detailed history regarding

• The symptoms and their duration
• The posture adapted by you in daily life
• Whether the condition is present from birth
• If you suffer from any diseases like osteoporosis or osteoarthritis of spine or infectious disease of the spine like tuberculosis
• If you had a Spinal injury

After gathering your history, the doctor will conduct a physical examination to confirm the deformity. This examination includes

• Observation and palpation of the spinal area. (In kyphosis, the muscles will be tender and on palpation cause pain)
• Looking for the appearance of the curve of the spine, which will be too far outwards, resembling a hunch back, when viewed from the side. (This will confirm the deformity.)

You will probably undergo Other Tests too.

• X-rays: to detect the severity of the curvature of the spine.
• Bone - Scan: to evaluate any degeneration or tumor or infections or fractures of the bones of the spine
• MRI Scan: to detect any damage to the spinal cord, especially if neurological symptoms are present
• CT Scan: to detect abnormalities in the spinal cord like tumors or disc degeneration etc.

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