HyperLordosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes HyperLordosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

"I am bent but not broken"

There are 3 frequent spinal curvature disorders that get confused with each other: hyperlordosis, hyperkyphosis and scoliosis,.

These disorders all have abnormal curves of the spine and the normal curves are much greater than they are normally supposed to be.

Basically, the difference between the 3 involves the region of the back in which the abnormal curve happens, the cause of the unnatural curve, and the symptoms.

Lordosis is the inward curve of the spine (lumbar and neck region).

A small degree of lordosis is normal.

Everyone’s spine curves a little in the neck, upper back, and lower back.

These curves, which create the spine’s S shape, are called the lordotic (neck and lower back) and kyphotic (upper back).

They help the body:
1. Absorb shock
2. Support the weight of the head
3. Align the head over the pelvis
4. Stabilize and maintain its structure
5. Move and bend flexibly

Lordosis indicates the natural lordotic curve, which is normal.

The lower back (lumbar spine) has a gentle ‘lordotic’ (i.e. inward towards the navel) curve that is natural.

If the curve is hypo or hyper lordotic that indicates there is not sufficient or too large natural curve.

The same goes for the upper back (thoracic spine); there is a gentle kyphotic curve going towards the back of body

But if the curve is ‘too large or insufficient’ it will be hyper or hypo lordotic.

The neck, cervical spine, is lordotic too.

All lordotic and kyphotic curves are considered ‘normal’ within the 20–40° range.

But if the curve arches too far inward, it is called hyperlordosis, or swayback.

Hyperlordosis is a disorder where there is an increased inner curvature of the spine.

If this spinal curvature is increased, then it places a lot of pressure or strain on the other regions of the spine causing pain.

Hyperlordosis can affect the lower back and neck.

This can produce excess pressure on the spine, inducing pain and discomfort.

It can affect the ability to move if it is severe and left untreated.

There is little medical concern if the lower back curve reverses itself when the patient bends forward.

The patient can probably manage the disorder with physical therapy and daily exercises.

Hyperlordosis tends to make the buttocks appear more prominent.

Children with hyperlordosis will have a large space beneath the neck and lower back when lying face up on a hard surface.

Some children have hyperlordosis but most often the spine fixes itself as the child grows.

Normally, patients with lordosis do not have any symptoms except for the exaggerated spinal curvature.

The most frequent symptom of Hyperlordosis is muscle pain.

When the spine curves abnormally, the muscles get pulled in different directions, causing them to tighten or spasm.

If the patient has cervical hyperlordosis, this pain may extend to the neck, shoulders, and upper back.

Other symptoms which may be evident depending on the severity of the curvature are:
1. Pain in the back.
2. Pain may radiate down the legs.
3. Changes in bowel and bladder, although this is rare.

If patient has other disorders along with hyperlordosis, then the patient may develop:
1. Dysplasia of the hip,
2. Dystrophy of the muscles or
3. Neuromuscular disorders.

The patient may also feel limited movement in the neck or lower back.

The patient can check for hyperlordosis by lying on a flat surface and checking if there is a lot of space between the curve of the neck and back and the floor.

X-rays of the spine can determine the angle of the hyperlordotic curve.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 HyperLordosis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapt

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Apr 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463876817

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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HyperLordosis,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2020 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes HyperLordosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat HyperLordosis)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

HyperLordosis

Lordosis is the inward curve of the spine (lumbar and neck region).

A small degree of lordosis is normal.

What is hyperlordosis?

Everyone’s spine curves a little in the neck, upper back, and lower back.

These curves, which create the spine’s S shape, are called the lordotic (neck and lower back) and kyphotic (upper back).

They help the body:

1. Absorb shock

2. Support the weight of the head

3. Align the head over the pelvis

4. Stabilize and maintain its structure

5. Move and bend flexibly

Lordosis indicates the natural lordotic curve, which is normal.

The lower back (lumbar spine) has a gentle ‘lordotic’ (i.e. inward towards the navel) curve that is natural.

If the curve is hypo or hyper lordotic that indicates there is not sufficient or too large natural curve.

The same goes for the upper back (thoracic spine); there is a gentle kyphotic curve going towards the back of body

But if the curve is ‘too large or insufficient’ it will be hyper or hypo lordotic.

The neck, cervical spine, is lordotic too.

All lordotic and kyphotic curves are considered ‘normal’ within the 20–40° range.

But if the curve arches too far inward, it is called hyperlordosis, or swayback.

Hyperlordosis is a disorder where there is an increased inner curvature of the spine.

The spine has a natural curve which is very slight and it assists the spine in its proper function.

This natural curve is produced due to the shape of the different vertebrae that comprise the spine.

If this spinal curvature is increased, then it places a lot of pressure or strain on the other regions of the spine causing pain.

Hyperlordosis can affect the lower back and neck.

This can produce excess pressure on the spine, inducing pain and discomfort.

It can affect the ability to move if it is severe and left untreated.

Treatment of hyperlordosis depends on how serious the curve is and how the patient got the hyperlordosis.

There is little medical concern if the lower back curve reverses itself when the patient bends forward.

The patient can probably manage the disorder with physical therapy and daily exercises.

But the patient should see a doctor if the curve remains the same when the patient bend forward.

Hyperlordosis can affect people of any age.

Too much curving is called swayback.

What are the Causes of Hyperlordosis?

Causes

A syndrome known as the lower crossed syndrome has the muscles surrounding the hip and the spine becoming tense or weak along with getting stretched.

All these different disorders of muscles such as tight and weak muscles result in muscular imbalance.

The muscles which are normally tight are:

1. Trunk extensors,

2. Hip flexors (especially the iliopsoas muscle)