The most accurate way of describing a dowager’s hump is ‘hyper kyphosis of the upper thoracic spine’.” The term dowager’s ...

was reached using a Spinal Mouse ®. Thoracic values were classificated in three categories: slight (<45°), mild (45–60°) or high (>60°) kyphotic curve. Lumbar values were also classificated in three ...

At study onset the intervention group had a slightly impaired range of motion in the spine compared with the control group. After dance training, there was a better relation between kyphosis of the ...