lordosis

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Lordosis refers to the natural inward curvature of the spine in the cervical and lumbar regions. However, it can also describe an abnormally exaggerated forward curvature of these areas, often called swayback or hyperlordosis. This condition can be associated with other spinal issues like spondylolisthesis, intervertebral disk inflammation, or obesity. In some female mammals, lordosis is a mating posture characterized by an arched back. Lordosis is one of several spinal deviations, alongside scoliosis (sideways curvature) and kyphosis (outward curvature).12

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curvature of the spine
Lordosis, or swayback, is an increased curvature in the lumbar (middle-to-lower) region of the vertebral column, and it may be associated with spondylolisthesis, inflammation of the intervertebral disk, or obesity. Kyphosis, commonly called roundback, humpback, or hunchback, is an increased curvature of the thoracic (upper)…
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Lordosis, or swayback, is an increased curvature in the lumbar (middle-to-lower) region of the vertebral column, and it may be associated with spondylolisthesis, inflammation of the intervertebral disk, or obesity. Kyphosis, commonly called roundback, humpback, or hunchback, is an increased curvature of the thoracic (upper)…
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vertebral column
Examples include scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis, which are deviations from the normal spinal curvature; degenerative diseases, such as osteoarthritis and Baastrup disease (kissing spine syndrome); and tuberculosis of the spine (Pott disease), which is caused by infection of the vertebral column by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Examples include scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis, which are deviations from the normal spinal curvature; degenerative diseases, such as osteoarthritis and Baastrup disease (kissing spine syndrome); and tuberculosis of the spine (Pott disease), which is caused by infection of the vertebral column by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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