While not humpbacked, he did suffer from "severe scoliosis" that appeared to start around the time of puberty, they said.
The skeleton also showed severe scoliosis - a curvature of the spine.
Richard III was portrayed as deformed by some Tudor historians and indeed the skeleton's spine is badly curved, a condition known as scoliosis.
Certain conditions of the spine or other parts of the body such as arthritis, scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, infections and tumors may also cause back pain.
The skeleton also showed evidence of severe scoliosis - a curvature of the spine - which may have led Shakespeare to portray him as a "hunchback" king.
Contractures may also play a part in the development of scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that further reduces lung efficiency in people who have muscular dystrophy.
Without the scoliosis, which experts believe developed during teenage years, he would have been about 5ft 8ins (1.7m) tall, but the curvature would have made him appear "considerably" shorter.
Shakespeare and others have characterized Richard III as a hunchback, and the body found among the remains of what was once a monastery shows signs of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine.
Experts say other evidence -- including battle wounds and signs of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, found during the search and the more than four months of tests since support the DNA findings.
In an email, Dr. Glassman said he had no knowledge of it but added that the Medtronic royalties were "for legitimate contributions to the development of" a Medtronic device used to treat scoliosis and other conditions.
His spine is curved slightly from scoliosis.
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The search turned up traces of the building, and then something altogether more exciting: A human skeleton, complete with evidence of battle wounds -- a blow to the head, and an arrow in the back -- and scoliosis, or curvature of the spine.
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