Dowager's hump.(The Exchange)(Brief Article)

From: A Friend Indeed | Date: September 1, 2005 | Copyright information

DEAR AFI: I've noticed that I've been developing a bit of a bump on the back of my neck. My friend told me that it is a dowager's hump. Is it because I don't sit up straight or is it caused by something else?--H.S.

AFI: Not sitting up straight will not cause a hump on the back of your neck but it will certainly make it more obvious to those looking at you! Dowagers hump is a name given to an excessive curvature to the t...

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