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What was wrong with that one white girl's back. She was really hunched over.

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lol I noticed that the second time I watched it. She probably has kyphosis.

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I think there was two or three girls they didn't focus on at all. Maybe because they didn't give enough "drama".

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WeWillAllFloatOnAlright, I do believe it is kyphosis - I should know, I have it. It started when I was about 16. My parents couldn't be bothered to get medical help to get it corrected, in the form of a back-brace that works pretty well in most cases, so I am told. Therefore it has worsened over time, but it got to a point where it finally 'leveled out' (stopped). Now I am 43 - it leveled out when I was about 32. I am able to correct the slouching shoulders (which is a bit painful) that go with it but it's not great by any means. Edit: Check out the message below this. Is his/her post necessary, repeating most of this, or changing it just slightly? I think not. Hey there, jspost, doncha just LOVE Wikipedia? Anyway, I seldom allow pictures to be taken of me in profile, b/c I cringe every time when I look at them, I look so bad, and get embarrased too. THANKS FOR NOTHING, MOM AND DAD!! By now, I have gotten over my bitterness, b/c there's nothing more can be done for it, so c'est la vie.
Mine is not as pronounced as the girl on the TV show, though. Hers actually scared me. She didn't look like she was wearing a brace at all, and I hope her parents consult a doctor ASAP, the poor girl. Just about the same age I was, only worse. I am rooting for her all the way, Scared Straightly, as well as with her kyphosis. I am sure that she is awfully self-conscious about it at her age, as I was and occasionally still am. I try to look at it as just part of my life, though.

Regarding the show, all I can say is WOW. I loved it.

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My guess is that she has Scheuermann's Kyphosis. This is a condition where when a person grows quickly the back of the spine grows faster than the front which results in some of the thoracic vertebrae taking on a wedged shape. When the person stops growing and the growth plates close the condition will cease to progress. Boys are affected more often than girls who are usually affected by scoliosis.

Treatment in the early stages usually consists of physical therapy to strengthen the back and, if the person is still growing, bracing. The girl in the show would not benefit from bracing at all as her case is extreme and at this point would be a candidate for surgery.

I feel bad for her because I'm sure there is not a day that goes by that she's not in pain and there's not a single thing she can do about it. Early on her family probably told her to stop slouching without knowing that she physically could not straighten up. A lot of people would be quick to blame her parents but since she is in a scared straight program that tells me she probably wouldn't have listened to her parents if they would have had exercises for her to do and I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have worn a brace.

Knowing what kind of pain she'll always be I wish there was a orthopedic surgeon that would offer to take her case and do the surgery for her, provided that she'd follow the aftercare program.

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