The reason for that name is because it is an accumulation of fat tissue on the dorsal part of the spine on the back of the neck. The technical term is a ‘Dorsocervical fat pad’. Some people still refer to this as a Dowager’s hump, a hunchback, a buffalo hump, or forward head posture. One of the most common questions I get in practice from patients that complain of neck issues is what is that hump or what can I do to eliminate my neck hump? Usually it’s of minimal concern outside of what it looks like, however some people are self-conscious about it. Have you ever looked at yourself from the side, either in a mirror or in a photo and notice a hump on the back of your neck or maybe one of your friends or family members graciously pointed out that you had a neck hump?
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