Standing up straight can become more of a challenge as you age. A hunched-over, forward-leaning posture—called hyperkyphosis—is more common in older adults. About 20 to 40 percent of people older than ...

People with mild cases of hunched shoulders may benefit from exercises and posture correction. However, severe hunching may require more intensive treatment. Having hunched shoulders is one of the ...

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Various strengthening exercises for your core, back, and neck can help correct your posture and prevent stooping, or a “hunchback.” Other practices can help support your posture, too. Your posture in ...

Most of us spend the majority of the day twisted into some sort of contortion in front of a computer screen, looking down at our phone or curled up on the couch. The hunched back, the rounded ...

I sit in front of my computer monitor all day and can feel it in my back and shoulders. Often, I catch myself slouching and try to correct my posture, but worry that the damage has already been done.

Your grandmother was right about sitting up straight, but for reasons she probably never imagined. The hunched position most of us adopt throughout the day—leaning into computer screens, curving over ...