Symptoms

Symptoms of Kyphosis

In addition to the obvious hump in the back, symptoms of kyphosis may include:

• Mild back pain
• Stiffness/tenderness in the spine
• Loss of height
• Difficulty standing straight upright, worsening over the course of a day
• Fatigue
• Difficulty breathing (in severe cases)

Depending on the cause of the kyphosis, symptoms can range from mild, requiring no treatment, to severe, which may require surgery.