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Why are most spinal cord injuries in the cervical or lumbar regions?
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What is lumbar enlargement?
The spinal cord is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions, where the spinal nerves serving the limbs arise.
Is lumbar spinal stenosis less severe than cervical spinal stenosis?
The difference between lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical spinal stenosis is mainly the location of the problem. however, between the two lumbar spinal stenosis is the more severe form of stenosis.
When is physical therapy prescribed?
after amputations, arthritis, burns, cancer, cardiac disease, cervical and lumbar dysfunction, neurological problems, orthopedic injuries, pulmonary disease, spinal cord injuries, stroke, traumatic brain injuries, and other injuries/illnesses.
What means having to do with spinal area in the neck?
Coccygeal, cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar
What is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord?
cervical spinal nerves, thoracic spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves
The sympathetic is located in the what and what regions of the spinal cords?
thoracic and lumbar
What are the Divisions of the spinal colum?
The three divisions of the spinal column are cervical (neck), thoracic (back) and lumbar (low back).
How many spinal curves are there?
There are four curves in the spine. They are the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Pelvic curves.
Why does the spinal cord enlarge at cervical and lumbar areas?
Because those are the levels of the spinal cord that deal with the innervation for the arms (cervical) and legs (lumbar). There's more mass of nerve cells, bodies, and tracts there in order to accommodate the innervation needs of the limbs.
What two regions is the spinal cord enlarged?
the spinal cord is enlarged at the region from where the plexus originate so it is enlarged at the cervical from where the roots for brachial plexus originates the and thoracolumbar level where the cauda equina originates
What is the significance of the cervical and the lumbar regions?
They are sections of the spine. They are used in medical terminology to distinguish between the four areas of the spine and back: the cervical region (neck), the thoracic region (upper torso/shoulder blade area), the lumbar region (waist/low back area) and the sacral/coccygeal region (lowest part of back and tail bone/coccyx).It is often in these two areas, the cervical and the lumbar, areas that people have injuries, strains, sprains, and chronic pain. The cervical area is where whiplash occurs and the lumbar and lumbo-sacral areas are the most common regions for low back injuries and pain.
Does sympathetic fibers originate in the spinal cord?
Thoracic and lumbar regions
