We suffer spinal problems because thespinalcolumnwas not designed originally for an upright stance.
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The indissoluble functional and somatic unity of the sensory-motor system is testified to by the obvious structural and bodily unity that is built into the humanspinalcolumn.
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In other words, our sense of movement comes from the simple fact of our hard-wiring - from thespinalcolumnto the structure of the brain itself.
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He told me that the technology was fast arriving to help people who fracture theirspinalcolumn—for example, in a riding accident.
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The method of garotting is to press the carotid arteries against the transverse processes that come out in the cervical part of thespinalcolumn.
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Whole body vibrations cause lumbar pain, slipped discs, as well as premature degeneration of thespinalcolumn.
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It involves the introduction of a contrast medium into thespinalcolumnthrough a needle inserted into the lower spine.
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It has rigorously checked imported meat in order to detect traces of specified risk material and any tracespinalcolumnstill attached to the meat.
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Neurological conditions result from damage caused by illness or accident to the brain,spinalcolumnor nerves.
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When she was given the chemical, she was placed on a table, injected and upended so that it sloshed up and down herspinalcolumn.
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I understand that there is scientific opinion to say that thespinalcolumnshould be removed before burial.
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If the secondary school is indeed thespinalcolumnof our system of education, then dislocation between that spinal column and any other part is naturally serious.
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In 1959, a twistedspinalcolumndeveloped, causing permanent and severe restrictions on his neck movements, as well as other problems for which he has found no effective treatment.
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But it was later discovered that she also had a fracture to the base of the skull and brain fluid was leaking down into thespinalcolumn, causing infection.
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Ladys brain and abdominal organs were missing, he said, and there was no material in thespinalcolumn.
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