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I have done the wall test for my posture. my shoulders are quite rounded. notice my ribs seem to stick out in my back. not rounded spine. why ?
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Kyphosis: Young ladies like you often have a natural curvature of the spine with maturity. Sometimes postural exercises can overcome some of it. X-ray would be helpful to us make certain that there's no structural problems with the vertebrae
Answered 11/19/2016
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