Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine, the bony ...

Practice these asanas 3-4 times per week, holding each pose for the recommended time and focusing on proper form.

Detailed segmentation of the vertebrae is an important pre-requisite in various applications of image-based spine assessment, surgery and biomechanical modeling. In particular, accurate segmentation ...

When I’ve finished a long run, my leg muscles feel like they’re ablaze. By the last few seconds of planking, my abs feel like they’re burning and close to shaking. When the workout burn is real, it's ...

The spinous process and lamina were carefully exposed, and the position of the hemivertebra was determined by fluoroscopy. The pedicle screw or lateral mass screw was placed at fusion segments. To ...

Rest of the lumbar spine was normal. These features were suggestive of inflammatory changes occurring in an underlying pseudoarthrosis between the right transverse process of L5 and right sacral ala ...

The axis has well-developed odontoid and spinous processes and a slightly wider transversal process in-between the distances of the two joint caudal surfaces. The other five cervical vertebrae are ...

The previous branch of the transverse process was the abdominal branch, thick, and formed many muscular branches along the anterior part of the transverse process, with the communicating branches and ...

At the Neurosurgery & Spine Group (NSG), based in Los Angeles, neurosurgeons Dr. Jared Ament and Dr. Amir Vokshoor have ...

Like all Pilates exercises, rolling like a ball is a great way to strengthen your abdominal muscles, which will work hard to keep you balanced as you rock back and forth. You’ll also be working on ...

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