Timeline of Appearance

• Outward signs of postural kyphosis or kyphosis caused by Scheuermann disease will become apparent from ages 10 to15, whereas congenital kyphosis will likely be obvious earlier.
  
  

Shoulders

• Children with kyphosis will often have shoulders that do not match up at the same height or position.
  
  

Head Bent

• Kyphosis will often cause the child's head to bend forward compared with the rest of the body.
  
  

Upper Back

• The upper back will be hunched forward in children with kyphosis and will often appear unusually high up when the child bends over forward.
  
  

Lower Back

• The lower back may curve in dramatically when compared to the rest of the curvature of the spine.