Question

Anita was facing the problem of Kyphosis. Due to this, she was under stress and tension. One day, her Physical Education teacher came to know about the problem. She also advised Anita some corrective exercises to minimize the deformity of Kyphosis. After few months of regular exercise, she was confident enough to get rid of Kyphosis.

Kyphosis is ...........

Options

• abnormal curvature of spine at front

• sideways curve in the spine

• rounding of upper back

• rounding of lower back

Answer 1

Rounding of upper back

Explanation:

Kyphosis is defined as an exaggerated rounding of the upper back (hunchback). A sideways curve indicates scoliosis, and an exaggerated inward curve of the lower back indicates lordosis.