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What is the medical term meaning abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine?
from the base of your neck to mid back is known as the thoracic spine and an excessive curvature of this region is called a kyphosis. Kyphosis looks like a "hump" when viewed from the side. Below the thoracic region is the lumbar region which is commonly known as the low back. Excessive inwards curvature of this region is called a hyperlordosis.
What is an exaggerated thoracic curvature?
Kyphosis is an exaggerated outward curvature of the spine, which causes hunching of the back. It can occur at any age but is usually prominent in older women.
What does dorsal kyphosis mean?
An exaggerated curvature of the thoracic (upper back). The curvature is outward which gives the appearance of a hump or rounded upper back.
What is mild levocurvature of the thoracic spine?
left leaning curvature
Loss of lumbar lordosis?
Lordosis is a backward curvature of the spine, while kyphosis is a forward curvature of the spine. The term lumbar referrs to the lower back. In the lumbar region the back is supposed to have lordosis. So loss of lordosis is when the natural curvature of the spine is absent. In other words, instead of the normal and necessary inward curve, the spine is straight. This can lead to misalignment of the pelvis causing lower back or knee pain.
What is Lordorsis?
Lordosis is an exaggerated curve in the lumbar spine, causing the lower back to arch more than normal. It is often referred to as swayback and can be caused by poor posture or muscle imbalances. Treatment may involve physical therapy, strengthening exercises, and lifestyle modifications.
What are the five regions of the vertebral column?
7 Cervical Vertebrae12 Thoracic Vertebrae5 Lumbar Vertebrae5 Sacral Vertebrae3-5 Coccyx Vertebrae (although these are usually fused together)
What is a lumbar laminectomy?
A laminectomy for relief of pain in the lower back is called a lumbar laminectomy or an open decompression.
What is saddle back?
Lordosis an anteriorly convex curvature of the vertebral column; the normal lordoses of the cervical and lumbar regions are secondary curvatures of the vertebral column, acquired postnatally
What is mild thoracic scoliosis?
Well, scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. The cervicothoracic part deals with the location of the curve. The cervical region is the neck, and the thoracic is the upper back. So the cervicothoracic scoliosis would be a curvature of the spine in the neck/upper back
What is the medical term meaning abnormal condition of a hump in the spine?
There are a number of possible answers, including kyphosis, scoliosis, flattening of the lordosisScoliosisScoliosisScoliosis.Scoliosisscoliosis
What is Another word for the back?
The lower part is called 'lumbar' as the upper part is called 'thoracic'.
