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How can I keep from getting bad posture?

By Courtney Humphries

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 05, 2011

Q: How can I keep from getting bad posture as I age? A: Some people develop a pronounced curve in their upper spine as they age, a condition sometimes known colloquially as ”dowager’s hump” but clinically as hyperkyphosis. The condition affects men as well as women and usually progresses with age. Lisa Samelson, a scientist at Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research, is part of a team that is studying hyperkyphosis, looking at what causes it and finding ways to prevent and mange the condition.

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