Lumbar vertebrae

bones and nervous tissues, that help support your back and that are connected to your brain and neck which send signals to your brain allowing you to move and walk. ” Vertebrae are the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column. The vertebrae are numbered and divided into regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx.” There are different types of spinal cord injuries two of them are, complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries. A complete spinal…

head sits on the body rather than on the front of the body, like apes. The shape of the spine is s-shaped for humans and c-shaped for apes. Specifically, in humans the s-shape is caused by the curvature of the thoracic vertebrae in the front, and concave curvature of the lumbar vertebrae in the back. The spine provides strength while walking and running, as well as positioning the trunk of the body above the…

basic. The canine skeleton is composed of the axial skeleton, the appendicular skeleton and parts of the visceral skeleton. The axial skeleton contains the skull, hyoid bone, the spine, the ribs and the sternum. The dog, has a total of 7 cervical vertebrae, 13 thoracic…

An inversion therapy table resembles a normal table that's on a pivot. You must lie down on the table and strap in your feet safely and securely to the bottom part of the inversion table. Then you must employ the pivot device, allowing you to securely flip upside down. Inversion therapy makes it possible for gravity to stretch the body in a way that it isn't typically stretched. The benefits of a gravity stretch will slowly decompress the joints in your backbone, knees and hips, that are…

In Larsen text,, there is a significant case study with Saunaktuk site where the bioarchaeologist found evidence of violent death. Individuals were found with cut marks not only on the cranium and vertebrae joint but also around the neck, which possible could have been an attempt to decapitate the individual, and cuts on along the facial area that could have attempted to possible facial disfigurement (158, Larsen). There was no doubt that this was a…

What type of senses are lost when a person has a spinal cord injury? What does this injure in the peripheral nervous system? In class we have learned many things involving the peripheral nervous system. We have learned about injuries, nerves, and how things flow. I heard someone the other day talking about spinal cord injury, I had assumed it was a specific injury. However, spinal cord injury happens to people for a number of reasons. I want to know what kind of damage it has on the…

categorized, which are thoracic, lumbar, and thoracolumbar. Thoracic scoliosis is in the middle of the spine. Lumbar scoliosis is in the lower portion of the spine. Thoracolumbar includes the vertebrae in the lower thoracic portion of the spine and the upper lumbar spine. What describes the direction of the scoliosis would be dextroscoliosis is a spinal curve to the right, and it occurs in the thoracic portion of the spine. Levoscoliosis is a spinal curve to the left in the lumbar region of the…

stricture of the spinal canal, with possible subsequent nerve impingement (1). The canal components that contribute to its narrowing include facet joint hypertrophy, ligamentum flavum thickening, bone spurs, and multilevel disc bulge or protrusion (2). Lumbar spinal canal stenosis is one of the most Pain Physician: March/April 2016: 19:139-146 140 www.painphysicianjournal.com sion), and patients with a history of adverse reaction to either local anesthetics, steroids, or calcitonin. An…

The student discusses the stages involved in a computed radiography lumbar spine examination for a 35 year old male, with English as his second language, who was sent to the x-ray department following an appointment with his General Practitioner (GP). The clinical details read: “Recent road traffic accident 4 weeks ago, locking pain and stiffness in lumbar region, with bony tenderness. X-ray lumbar spine to rule out fracture” Prior to evaluating the clinical details, the request card was…

is normally felt from the low back (lumbar range) to behind the thigh and can transmit down beneath the knee. The sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve in the body and starts from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal line in the low back and stretches out through the butt cheek territory to send nerve endings down the lower appendage. The torment of sciatica is once in a while alluded to as sciatic nerve torment. While sciatica is most regularly a consequence of a lumbar circle herniation…