title: A review of camptocormia and an unusual case in the female.
abstract: Camptocormia is a rare low-back disorder involving an abnormal posture of extreme forward flexion. Most reports of camptocormia were of male military recruits during World Wars I and II. The differential diagnosis of the postural deformity, the psychologic formulation of camptocormia as a conversion disorder, and the treatments that have been used are reviewed. An unusual case of camptocormia in a female is presented to illustrate one psychologic basis and one form of effective treatment of this disorder.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Frymoyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000523:psychology