help treating kyphosis

[craig.j]

"Postural kyphosis, the most common type, normally attributed to slouching can occur in both the old and the young. In the young, it can be called 'slouching' and is reversible by correcting muscular imbalances. In the old, it may be called 'hyperkyphosis' or 'dowager’s hump'. About one third of the most severe hyperkyphosis cases have vertebral fractures. Otherwise, the aging body tends towards a loss of musculoskeletal integrity, and kyphosis can develop due to aging alone"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosis

Hey guys, I have a slight, slight form of kyphosis I attribute it to slouching all day, as my lifestyle tends to be quite inactive, apart form the gym atm.

Any way to the point, what sots of extra exercises should I be focusing on to correct this? At the moment I am performing chest and back exercises shrugs and chest stretches. Although 'pulling the shoulders back doesn’t seem to be the only thing necessary :doh:

Does anybody have any ideas that I could try? Any help would be awesome!

[Pseudonym]

*quickly sits up straight*

How about face pulls? They're my new favourite exercise right now. They'll hit your rhomboids, traps, and read delts (all good for pulling the shoulders back).

[craig.j]

yea, sounds good, havent really done face pulls before. i will definatley b giving them a go .

[IronGame]

Deadlifts

[frogie2001]

i might suggest going and having a chat to a chiropractor. went to one, and with a combination of skelatal adjustment, and weight training i got some good improvements. curvature of the spin look rough as guts on stage.

[craig.j]

thanks for the advice froggie2001, its not that bad, no one can really notice, just if your looking for it

but yea, ive been incorporating some stretch and strengthen to my usual workout at the moment, and il report back to everyone with my results in about a month 8)