What causes spine curvature disorders?
There are a number of health problems that may cause the spine to curve more than normal or be misaligned. The following conditions can cause lordosis: • Achondroplasia. A disorder in which bones do not grow normally, resulting in the short stature associated with dwarfism. • Spondylolisthesis. A condition in which a vertebrae, usually in the lower back, slips forward • Osteoporosis, a condition in which vertebrae become fragile and can be easily broken (compression fractures). • Obesity, or being extremely overweight. • Kyphosis. A condition marked by an abnormally rounded upper back. • Discitis. Inflammation of the disc space between the bones of the spine most often caused by infection • Benign (harmless) juvenile lordosis. The following conditions can cause kyphosis: • Abnormal vertebrae development in utero (congenital kyphosis) • Poor posture or slouching (postural kyphosis) • Scheuermann’s disease, a condition that causes vertebrae to be misshaped (Scheuermann’s kyphosis) • Arth
