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Anatomy of Low Back Pain
 
The lumbar spine consists of five lumbar vertebral bodies. These siton top of the sacrum, which in turn is above the coccyx (tailbone).The lumbar spine supports the thoracic spine (which has twelvevertebral levels), and this in turn supports the cervical spine (neck),which has seven levels. Finally, the cervical spine supports the head.It is therefore clear that the lumbar spine supports most of the weightof the body. It's vertebral bodies are the largest of the spine, becauseof the large amount of weight they must bear.
In the bottom left view the vertebral body is seen as an oval segment of bone. This will support the bulk of the weight of the body. In between thevertebral bodies lie the intervertebral disks, which act as shock absorberswhen healthy, but when ruptured into the spinal canal, can cause pressureon the nerve roots. From the vertebral body arise the pedicles and then thelamina. These form the covering, and therefore the protection of the spinalnerves. This triangular space is known as the spinal canal. The spinousprocess is seen protruding from the junction of the two laminae, and is oftenpalpable of thin people. These spinous processes are the ridges or bumpsone feels along the back of the spine. Transverse processes are seenprojecting from the junction of the pedicles and lamina. Facet joints are joints by which one vertebral body segment is connected with the next
 
segment.In the bottom right view one can gain an appreciation for the complexityof the vertebral body and its attachments. 
Spinal nerves
(seen on left) exitthe spinal canal at every levelwithin the spine. When a
herniated disk
(seen below)presses upon a nerve, oneexperiences symptoms referable tothe motor and sensory distributionof the nerve. This may amount toan area of numbness, or weaknessof a motor group, or a change inthe reflexes of a certain musclegroup. As seen on the right, theskin can be divided into
dermatomes
. Each patch of skinhas its sensory level determined bythe nerve which supplies(innervates) it.
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BoyBerm Supasit

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reply04 / 27 / 2011
gendis ayu ardias

hi!this is nice LBP anatomy material,,thankyou very much because it's gonna be useful in my next tutorial!:)

reply03 / 28 / 2010
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