lumbar spine

collocation in English

meaningsoflumbarandspine

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lumbar
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈlʌm.bər/us
/ˈlʌm.bɚ/
relating to the lower part of ...
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spine
noun[C]
uk
/spaɪn/us
/spaɪn/
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the ...
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(Definition oflumbarandspinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were few significant differences at 6 weeks or 1 year between patients who were referred forlumbarspinex-ray and those who were not.
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Manual infrarenal aortic compression against the rigidlumbarspinewill reduce femoral flow significantly.
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This has a negative effect on thelumbarspineand may well be a major cause of mechanical back pain.
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Bone density increased with raloxifene at both the hip andlumbarspinecompared to placebo.
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Measurements are most commonly made over thelumbarspineand over the upper part of the hip.
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It also has a synergistic role in extension and lateral flexion of thelumbarspine.
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On thelumbarspine, unilateral contraction bends the trunk laterally, while bilateral contraction raises the trunk from its supine position.
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In studies, kyphosis is better characterized for the thoracic spine than for thelumbarspine.
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The forearm may be scanned if the hip andlumbarspineare not accessible.
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In thelumbarspine, for example, the zygapophysial joints function to protect the motion segment from anterior shear forces, excessive rotation and flexion.
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In thelumbarspine, facets provide about 20 percent of the twisting stability in the low back.
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The detection of spinal stenosis in the cervical, thoracic orlumbarspineconfirms only the anatomic presence of a stenotic condition.
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Surgery to thelumbarspinewas performed, but without relief.
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According to research done in 2007, genetic make up of thelumbarspinehas much to do with the occurrence of spondylolysis in certain individuals.
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However, the same principles apply to the thoracic andlumbarspine.
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These slips occur most commonly in thelumbarspine.
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Moreover, these anomalies of thelumbarspineare largely due to our modern lifestyle and an almost universal loss of extension.
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In the situation of lumbar lordosis, abdominal muscles are weaker than the muscles in thelumbarspineand the hamstring muscles.
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It is responsible for flexing thelumbarspine, as when doing a so-called crunch sit up.
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