Lordosis is an increased curving of the spine.
Alternative NamesSwayback
ConsiderationsThe spine has three types of curves:
A small degree of both kyphotic and lordotic curvature is normal. Too much kyphotic curving causes round shoulders or hunched shoulders (Scheuermann's disease).
Too much lordotic curving is called swayback (lordosis). Lordosis tends to make the buttocks appear more prominent. Children with significant lordosis will have a significant space beneath their lower back when lying on their back on a hard surface.
If the lordotic curve is flexible (when the child bends forward the curve reverses itself), it is generally not a concern. If the curve does not move, medical evaluation and treatment are needed.
Common CausesIf the back is flexible, lordosis is usually not treated and will not progress or cause problems.
Call your health care provider ifCall your health care provider if you notice that your child has an exaggerated posture or a curve in the back. The condition should be evaluated to determine if there is a medical problem.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe health care provider will perform a physical exam. The child may be asked to bend forward, to the side, and to lie flat on a table so that the spine can be examined in a variety of positions.
Questions about the child's medical history will be asked, including:
In some cases, particularly if the curve seems "fixed" (not bendable), the following or other diagnostic tests may be recommended:
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ReferencesSpiegel DA, Hosalkar HS, Dormans JP. The spine. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 678.
Normal cervical lordosis is lordosis very important by that position can be change and it's working disturbed.and it shift in chronic condition.
Lordosis is an abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine. It causes people to appear as if they were arching their lower back and sticking their buttocks out. Usually there are no physical symptoms of lordosis, although occasionally there may be some back pain if the lordosis is especially severe.
No, a cervical lordosis is the normal curve of your cervical spine (neck).
Lordosis is an exaggerated inward curvature of the lumbar spine, which primarily occurs in the sagittal plane. This means that when viewing the spine from the side, lordosis involves an increased concave curvature in the lumbar region.
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What is loss of the normal cervical lordosis consistent with muscle spasm?
Lordosis is the abnormal condition of the lumbar spine that is also known as swayback. It causes an excessive inward curvature of the spine, leading to a swayback appearance.
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Ligamentotaxis is the indirect reposition of retropulsed intraspinal bony fragments by the application of lordosis and distraction forces. (Lordosis - an increased curving of the spine)
Lumbar lordosis simply means that one's back is curved more than normal. Straightening of the lumbar lordosis is a process in which the back is straightened to be a more natural curve.
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