Charlie is 55 years old and is 45 pounds overweight. Like most men of his age, he carries the weight in his abdomen and jokes about his "beer gut." Due to the extra weight, his spine is developing an abnormal curvature. Explain why the curvature of his
spine is changing and name this condition.
What will be an ideal response?
Charlie is developing an abnormal spinal curvature known as lordosis (sometimes called hyperlordosis), or swayback. Lordosis is characterized by exaggerated cervical and lumbar curvatures. The curvature is changing due to the extra weight Charlie is carrying in his abdomen.
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