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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">449</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2025.51109</article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Postural Correction and Functional Gains in Adults with Kyphotic Progression&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alaffari</surname>
            <given-names>Naif</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Albariqi</surname>
            <given-names>Abdulrahman</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Maashi</surname>
            <given-names>Sultan</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alzahrani</surname>
            <given-names>Mazen</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Hadyah</surname>
            <given-names>Mousa Abu</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Altimni</surname>
            <given-names>Khalid</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Al-Ahmari</surname>
            <given-names>Abdulrhman</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alhazmi</surname>
            <given-names>Abdullah</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>13</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>11</issue>
      <fpage>603</fpage>
      <lpage>611</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Adults often have thoracic hyperkyphosis, which tends to worsen with age and causes pain, poor gait and balance, pulmonary restriction, a decreased quality of life, and an increased risk of falls. Conservative methods of improving posture and function, such as technology-enabled rehabilitation yoga, bracing, taping, and three-dimensional postural exercises targeted at spinal extensor strengthening, have gained popularity. With a focus on adults with age-related or postural hyperkyphosis, as well as those whose kyphotic progression cannot be attributed to acute trauma or neoplasm, this narrative review summarizes data from systematic reviews, cohort studies, and randomized and controlled trials published mostly since 2010. Structured kyphosis-specific exercise and posture training over a period of three to six months shows the strongest and most consistent signal of benefit, with improvements noted in self-image, some functional outcomes, and radiographic and clinical kyphosis measures. While telerehabilitation holds promise for access and adherence, adjuncts like spinal orthoses and temporary taping may have immediate or short-term effects on alignment and balance. The longevity of correction, the best dosage and program content, and the degree to which postural modification results in clinically significant improvements in respiratory function, fall prevention, and long-term disability prevention are among the unanswered questions. Multicenter trials with standardized outcomes, extended follow-up, and implementation strategies across various care settings should be given priority in future research.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Hyperkyphosis</kwd>
        <kwd> postural kyphosis</kwd>
        <kwd> kyphosis exercise</kwd>
        <kwd> spine extensor strengthening</kwd>
        <kwd> orthosis</kwd>
        <kwd> telerehabilitation</kwd>
        <kwd> pulmonary function</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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