Many people believe a rounded upper back is something they just have to live with. They call it “bad posture,” “desk posture,” or simply “getting older.” What often goes unnoticed is that a kyphotic posture — an excessive curve in the mid-back — is frequently linked to how the whole body moves and organises force, not just to weak upper-back muscles or too many hours at a computer. Functional Patterns training approaches kyphotic posture by looking at the larger system. At Pe