Dear Doctor: I had scoliosis as a child, and now, at age 72, I’m living with kyphosis in my middle and upper back. It’s very painful, and I would like to know more about it. Dear Reader: You’re referring to hyperkyphosis, also often referred to simply as kyphosis, a technical term for the natural and normal curvature of the upper back. Hyperkyphosis means that the curve has become abnormally ampli…