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	Lordosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lordosis (commonly referred to as swayback or hyper-lordosis) is a medical term used to describe an inward curvature of a portion of the vertebral column.
		Two segments of the vertebral column, namely cervical and lumbar, are normally lordotic, that is, they are set in a curve that has its convexity in front and concavity behind, in the context of human anatomy.
		Lordotic curvatures of the vertebral column, also known as secondary curvatures are caused mainly because of the difference of thickness between the anterior and posterior part of the intervertebral disc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lordotic (265 words)

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		In March 1992, the RO issued a new rating decision that restored the evaluation for angioedema with chronic pressure urticaria to 10 percent, and retained a noncompensable evaluation for arthralgia of the lumbar spine with exaggeration of the lordotic curvature.
		The issue of entitlement to restoration of a compensable evaluation for arthralgia of the lumbar spine with exaggeration of the lordotic curvature is the sole issue before the Board on this appeal.
		Arthralgia of the lumbar spine with exaggeration of the lordotic curvature is not accompanied by any functional limitation or objective demonstration such as limitation of motion or pain manifested by muscle spasm.
	www.va.gov /vetapp/files1/9401681.txt (2394 words)

	- Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A small degree of both kyphotic and lordotic curvature is normal.
		Exaggeration of the lordotic curve is often called swayback (the medical term is lordosis).
		If the lordotic curve is flexible (when the child bends forward the curve reverses itself) it is generally of little medical significance.
	www.nmh.org /nmh/adam/adamencyclopedia/HIEArticles/003278.htm (470 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Lordosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lordotic curves refer to the inward curve of the lumbar spine (just above the buttocks).
		A small degree of both kyphotic and lordotic curvature is normal. Too much kyphotic curving causes round shoulders or hunched shoulders (Scheuermann's disease).
		If the lordotic curve is flexible (when the child bends forward the curve reverses itself) it is generally not a concern.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/003278.html (414 words)

	- Chronic Pelvic Pain Diagnosis And Management
		Mobility is evaluated, especially reversal of the concave lumbar lordotic curve on forward bending.
		Musculoskeletal dysfunction resulting from the prolonged assumption of a posture that enhances the lordotic curve in the lumbar and lower thoracic spine and exaggerates the anterior tilt of the pelvis are most commonly associated with the development of chronic pelvic pain symptoms.
		This common pattern of faulty posture is associated with typical patterns of muscle imbalance involving the abdominal muscles, thoracolumbar fascia, lumbar extensors, hip flexors and hip abductors and extensors as well as the muscles of the pelvic floor.
	www.obgyn.net /english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p4.htm (2749 words)

	Lordotic spinal implant - Patent 6740091
		a threaded tap body defining a lordotic taper that generally matches the lordotic taper that extends from the first end to the second end of the implant.
		Where a physician determines that spinal fusion is desired between lordotically separated vertebrae, the present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for fusing the opposing vertebrae while maintaining lordosis.
		Further, where an attending physician determines that fusion is desirable and further determines that increased lordosis is desirable, the present invention is directed towards an apparatus and method for both fusing the spine and for increasing the amount of lordosis between the vertebrae to a degree of separation determined by the attending physician.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6740091.html (7687 words)

	STRUCTURAL INJURY TOLERANCE OF THE SPINE: STABILITY AND LUMBAR LORDOSIS IN LIFTING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Hence, the risk of structural failure and spinal injury is related to the lordotic curvature as a function of the applied load and muscle stiffening capacity.
		Hence, the model suggests a minimum initial lordotic curve or increased muscle co-contraction is necessary to maintain stability at flexed trunk angles.
		These results confirm our hypotheses that 1) the stability of the lumbar spine during lifting exertions is influenced by the lordotic shape of the spine, and 2) the curvature of the spine necessary to maintain stability changes with trunk flexion angle.
	www.asb-biomech.org /onlineabs/NACOB98/188 (1093 words)

	A Patient's Guide to Cervical Kyphosis
		This type of curve is the opposite of a "lordotic" curve in the spine.
		If the cervical or lumbar spines lose their lordotic shape and start to curve forward instead, it is an abnormal condition referred to as "kyphosis".
		As mentioned above, the cervical spine naturally has a lordotic curve, so a kyphotic spinal deformity means there is an abnormal forward curvature to that part of the spine.
	www.spineuniversity.com /public/spinesub.asp?id=59 (2752 words)

	Doctors -- Published Articles
		Any disturbance of the cervical lordotic curvature will result in symptoms as far ranging as localized slight to severe pain to radicular pain from the neck into the shoulders, arms and hands, numbness, muscular weakness, even paralysis.
		Linear traction is successful in vertebral segment separation and disc bulge and herniation reduction but to the detriment of normalizing lordotic curvatures, evacuating neurotoxins and infiltration of the disc with fresh nutrients and oxygen.
		By applying a traction force that normalizes the lordotic curvature rather than a linear force, which flattens or decreases the lordotic curvature, the proprioceptor neural fibers and nociceptor fibers are not activated and segment separation occurs without muscular resistance and to a greater distance of separation.
	www.vivatek.com /doct/cjamart.html (2247 words)

	A Biomechanical Study to Assess the Affect of Cervical Spine Posture on the Axial Load Bearing Ability
		Group I was fixed in a lordotic posture, and group 11 was fixed in a straight posture.
		However, the time to failure and the piston displacement values for the straight spines were significantly less than for the lordotic spines, p<0.03.
		It is concluded that a loss of a lordosis increases the risk of injury to the cervical spine.
	www.spineuniverse.com /print.php/article272.html (370 words)

	Life Chiropractic College West : Departments : Research : Publications: Abstract 200203 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The objective of the study was to determine whether a difference exists in cervical lordotic alignment between subjects undergoing single-level ACDF with and without anterior cervical plating instrumentation for symptomatic cervical disc disease.
		Collapse or settling of grafted bone into the vertebral endplates with resulting kyphotic deformity of the cervical spine is a commonly described complication of anterior discectomy and fusion.
		Despite the increasing use of instrumentation for the treatment of cervical spine injuries and degenerative conditions, little is known regarding lordotic alignment of the cervical spine in patients who receive plating instrumentation compared with conventional fusion without plating.
	www.lifewest.edu /research/abstracts/abstract_200203.shtml (448 words)

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		To: chirosci-list@silcom.com I am interested in hearing from rehab oriented clinicians who train patients and non-patients lifting techniques based on the lordotic or olympic-lifter style of lifting as opposed to the neutral spine approach.
		Over 17 years of training the lordotic lifting model to thousands of patients and back school participants I have found only a very few back pain patients not capable of using this method secondary to pathology contraindicating lumbar extension.
		He argues that the neutral spine posture (he calls it the functional position) is the most stable and asymptomatic position of the spine for the task at hand.
	www.chiro.org /chiro-list/newsfile/lordlift.txt (732 words)

	BackPainGo.com
		L1-S1 lordotic angle changes were 29 and 41 degrees (Cobb technique) and 11 and 12 decrees (NIOSH technique) for the two subjects.
		Spinal lordotic excursions in this study were very similar to those measured by flexible ruler and associated with improved comfort in previous studies.
		The CPMD appears to be safe in that the observed maximum lordosis angles were similar to those previously reported for people sitting with 4-cm thick lumbar supports, and the sagittal spinal movements resembled those seen when people rise from sitting to standing.
	www.backpaingo.com /cpmscience.php (647 words)

	Duke Spine Center: Curvature of the Spine
		The body has a normal lordotic curve of the cervical and lumbar spine.
		As with kyphosis, the word "lordosis" will be used here to describe the condition where this curvature is excessive.
		A lordotic curve is in the opposite direction of the kyphotic curve.
	dukehealth1.org /surgery/curvature.asp (735 words)

	Lordosis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		With two of the three articular linkages missing or too small, the vertebral column is unstable, and the body weight acting at the center of mass, Fig.
		I have seen young ASB foals so markedly lordotic that it was obvious that they could never perform and undoubtedly were destroyed – and buried.
		Once one begins to select in this way it is almost inevitable that the low back will be perpetuated in the offspring of that first horse with a low back, and the end stage of low back is lordosis.
	www.horseshoes.com /farrierssites/sites/rooney/lordosis/lordosis.htm (1417 words)

	Osteotech Introduces New Bio-Implant Product: Graftech(R) Lordotic Cervical Spacer
		The Graftech(R) Lordotic Cervical Spacer features 7 degrees of lordosis, and, along with the Graftech(R) Cervical Spacer, is engineered from dense cancellous tissue.
		The Graftech(R) Lordotic Cervical Spacer is available in a range of heights and sizes and utilizes existing instrumentation already available to surgeons.
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	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-31-2005/0004097113&EDATE= (485 words)

	AJCC April 2001
		The new lateral x-ray showed the same 18 millimeter anterior translation of C2 to C7, a 11 degree upper cervical lordotic, 12 degree lower cervical kyphotic s-curve and the Atlas Angle was now at 20 degrees.
		My case studies and the basic concepts of three-dimensional spinal coupling mechanics also explain why traditional extension traction can make a lordotic/ kyphotic s-curve worse and may not be very good at reducing forward head translation.10 We are mistakenly applying a force that reinforces the upper cervical extension subluxation instead of opposing it.
		Comparisons of lordotic cervical spine curvatures to a theoretical ideal model of the static sagittal cervical spine.
	www.idealspine.com /pages/AJCC/AJCC_new/April2001/traction.htm (1852 words)

	Orthodontists 3, Chiropractors 1
		They are not relieving or preventing the insidious, degenerative ramifications of lordotic loss, spinal rotational malposition, spinal buckling and deviation from the midline, atlantal-occipital malocclusion, intervertebral disc swelling, bulging and locking, or years of painful, stiff misery.
		And now that we know where we are going, it's up to us as practitioners to choose, perfect, develop and implement the most effective modes of transportation - transportation that will drive us to the definitive correction.
		Whether it's a lateral translation traction device, U-shaped metal frame with pulleys, motorized flexion distraction table, advanced method for atlantal-occipital realignment, or inflatable lordotic recovery machine, methods are improving.
	www.chiroweb.com /archives/22/12/07.html (497 words)

	ABSTRACT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In essence, the lost ability to "flex" (go chin to chest) properly at the upper neck levels is compensated for by the lower neck going into hyper-flexion (these vertebrae "bend" into a flattened ot even a forward curve).
		Unfortunately, this further distorts the lordotic curve of the the neck and thrusts the head forward from its normal position.
		Something that isn't thought about too often is that the spinal cord is actually only "tethered" to the bony skeleton in the upper cervical and lowest sacral areas (top and bottom ends of the spine).
	www.somaticsplus.com /movement_posture/wsa62a1.html (4242 words)

	Man, The Lordotic Ape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Actually, it is practically impossible to bend the spine forward into a uniform curve, and the forward flexion of the spine is extremely limited if you suppress the lordoses.
		Therefore, the correct treatment for hunchback is to lengthen the hollows, not to straighten the bump.
		In the "bent posture of old age" it is not the spine that is flexed but the torso as a whole, at the hips joints.
	www.positivehealth.com /permit/Articles/Regular/joel36.htm (920 words)

	CHIROWEB \| DC Archives - (Joint DC-MD Research Presented to Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
		One group of patients received fusions using the conventional method of simply placing a bone graft between the vertebral bodies after discectomy; the second group received an anterior cervical screw plate fastened to the adjacent vertebral bodies while covering the bone graft.
		Although both groups demonstrated improved overall lordotic alignment and improved lordotic alignment at the surgical site immediately after surgery, the long-term follow-up demonstrated that those patients who did not receive a plate were more likely to develop a kyphotic deformity after healing was completed.
		Along with sharing the gravitational load generated on the graft, that bend likely helps maintain the lordotic curve.
	www.chiroweb.com /archives/19/08/07.html (821 words)

	RedOrbit - Health - How Much Should You Charge? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		You accurately and graphically explain to the afflicted patient that when the spine buckles forward, compressing the intervertebral disc(s), the vital flow of essential nutrients is disrupted.
		Further, that Correcting Lordotic Loss requires geometric analysis, intact anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments, specific joint realignment skills (possessed only by the D.C.), and an effective home-care appliance that must be used daily.
		You explain that the home-care appliance is a workhorse in Lordotic Recovery and employs the pressure-over-time concept so successfully used in orthodontics.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=242973&source=r_health (1376 words)

	[No title]
		He has a noted lordotic posture and states that he has the most pain in the cocking and acceleration phases of pitching.
		abdominal hamstring hip flexor spinal extensor A normal lordotic curve is necessary for shock absorption in the lumbar spine.
		Tightness in these muscle groups must be addressed in the rehabilitation of an athlete who presents with decreased lumbar lordosis.
	www.mtsu.edu /~wwhitehi/SeatMC00.doc (2749 words)

	Posture Pump
		Patient # 11367 in neutral lateral position with a negative 8 degree buckle (reverse curve) at the stress vertebra C-3/4 and 14mm of Anterior Head Translation.
		The stress vertebra is now C-5, measuring a uniform 45 degree lordotic arc.
		Carefully note that this dramatic 53 degree lordotic reinforcement is being accomplished with a mere 18 degree cephalad head tilt and only 10mm of Posterior head translation!
	www.posturepump.com /xrays_inflated.aspx (119 words)

	iScoliosis.com - Symptoms - Flat Back Syndrome
		Both of these curves help to balance the loads that are carried by the spine.
		"Flat back syndrome" refers to the loss of the normal lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine or the loss of the kyphotic curvature of the thoracic spine, so that the spine becomes straight.
		When this happens, the patient often appears stooped forward and it is often difficult for them to stand up straight.
	www.iscoliosis.com /symptoms-flat.html (543 words)

	Kyphosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For other uses of the term "kyphosis", see kyphosis (disambiguation)
		Kyphosis in the sense of a deformity is the pathologic curving of the spine, where parts of the spinal column lose some or all of their lordotic profile.
		This causes a bowing of the back, seen as a slouching posture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyphosis (500 words)

	Cedars-Sinai Institute for Spinal Disorders - Curves of the Spine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The cervical spine curves slightly inward, sometimes described as a backward C-shape or lordotic curve
		The lumbar spine curves inward and, like the cervical spine, has a lordotic or backward C-shape
		The curves of the spine can be exaggerated in any plane, leading to pain, deformity and neurological dysfunction.
	www.csmc.edu /pf_7133.html (186 words)

	Exercises
		Relative to Spinal Fitness, these exercises induce the body to adapt the proper S-shape posture.
		The neck exercises are for the enhancement, restoration and preservation of the cervical portion of the S-shape (lordotic) spinal posture.
		The lower back exercises are for the enhancement, restoration and preservation of the lumbar portion of the S-shape (lordotic) spinal posture.
	www.spinalfitness.com /exercises.htm (220 words)

	All About Back & Neck Pain: Articles
		This type of curve is the opposite of a normal lordotic curve, which has the opening facing towards the back.
		The stability of the cervical spine and its ability to stay in the lordotic position depends on other parts of the spine.
		The vertebral bodies need to be strong enough to support the head and keep the normal shape of the spine.
	www.allaboutbackandneckpain.com /html/spinesub.asp?id=53 (1861 words)

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