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 ...

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 ...

A decline in posture is often thought to be an inevitable consequence of aging. It is common to see older individuals adopt a stooped posture, characterized by a forward-drawn head and a rounded upper ...

Stooping, a forward curve of the upper spine, increases the chance of falls and other health problems in older people. But strength exercise and good posture habits can help reduce it. Stooping is ...

We often undermine the consequences of having a bad posture and slouching until it starts affecting our health. Your back and neck may agree if you're reading this while slumped on a couch or hunched ...