kyphoscoliosis

A combination of both kyphosis and scoliosis. Sometimes one of the conditions can be caused by the other and when you have both it is called kyphoscoliosis. Some of the time it can be corrected with physical therapy but a lot of the time people have to get a surgery where they place rod in you spine to help keep it straight. Kyphoscoliosis is not common and can cause a person great pain so if you know someone with kyphoscoliosis please be patient with them as they complain to you about the pain they feel.