If you have kyphosis, the easiest-to-recognize symptom is a rounded back. The extreme curve in your upper spine will cause you to hunch forward.

In addition to having a rounded back, you may have these other symptoms:

• Mild to severe back pain
• Back pain with movement
• Fatigue
• Tenderness and stiffness in the spine
• Forward posture of the head
• Chest pain or difficulty breathing (severe cases)
• Difference in shoulder height
• Tight hamstrings (muscles in the back of your thighs)