A member asked:

I am 32 years old and have chronic thoracic back pain. i have scheuermann's kyphosis, disc desiccation, broad based disc bulges, facet arthrosis, etc.

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Kyphosis: Palliative pain care, activity modification and tolerence yield . the most predictable positve outcomes. indication for surgical correction of kyphosis is over 60 degrees which is a huge curve, unpredictable pain reliever done to prevent progressive deformity not pain, the other changes can be related to the scheurermans disease (old news) they are not degenerative changes

Answered 9/29/2015

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