BACKGROUND Hyperlordosis is common in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), which cannot be controlled by bracing. While the surgical treatment is neither reported nor recommended in previous studies, we report the first corrective surgery for hyperlordosis in one wheelchair-dependent FSHD patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 15-year-old, wheelchair-dependent girl complaining of hyperlordosi...

etal malposition due to persistent hyperextension of the lumbar spine (hyperlordosis) has only very rarely been reported.1 A literature research (key words: hyperlordosis, hyperextension, lumbar spine, opisthotonus, and prenatal) revealed only 1 published case with prenatal diagnosis.2 We describe a case detected by routine prenatal screening, review the literature, and discuss possible etiolog...

Posture assessment during childhood and adolescence allows early detection of postural disorders and adoption of preventive measures. This study evaluated the occurrence of lumbar hyperlordosis and associated factors in 467 children and adolescents aged 10 to 16 years at a school in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Lumbar hyperlordosis was defined as increased lumbar curvature eva...

It should always be determined during consultation whether the patient’s symptoms become worse with standing, running and other weight-bearing activities, regardless of the chief complaint. Many low back conditions are not optimally treated because the problem is diagnosed primarily within the lumbar spine. It may be hyperlordosis leading to facet syndrome, but the question, "Why is the hyperlo...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Physical therapists commonly attempt to reduce and prevent low back pain by "improving" individuals' lumbar posture. To investigate the physical therapy clinical practice of attempting to "improve" lumbar posture, measures of passive tissue stiffness and angular deformation during activities of daily living were used. PARTICIPANTS The lumbar spine posture of 150 univers...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE Our study opted to clarify the remaining issues of lumbar lordosis (LL) with regard to (1) its physiological values, (2) age, (3) sex, and (4) facet joint (FJ) arthritis and orientation using computed tomography (CT) scans. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Recent studies have questioned whether LL really decreases with age, but study sample sizes have...

OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence of trunk postural deviations (lumbar hyperlordosis, dorsal kyphosis, and scoliosis) in scholars aged eight to 15 years-old from the city schools of Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil. METHODS A total of 864 students were evaluated in a cross-sectional study. The variables studied were trunk postural rating by visual inspection; body mass index (weight and height...