Sentences with phrase «upper vertebrae»

The front seats are equipped with anti-whiplash safety equipment to reduce trauma to the occupants» upper vertebrae.

Not exact matches

(Think an upside - down choke hold) This puts extreme pressure on the precious vertebrae of the upper neck.

Chupkaornis has a unique combination of characteristics: finger - like projected tibiofibular crest of femur; deep, emarginated lateral excavation with the sharply defined edge of the ventral margin of that the thoracic vertebrae (those vertebrae in the upper back); and the heterocoelous articular surface of the thoracic vertebrae.

The muscle fibers in the latissimus dorsi extend from the lower thoracic vertebrae, and the iliac crest in the hip, and then they join at the upper part of the humerus in the upper arm next to the shoulder.

During a pull - up, the upper fibers of the trapezius are responsible for pulling the clavicle upwards, while the middle fibers pull the scapula towards the vertebrae.

The latissimus dorsi is a major upper back muscle that connects the vertebrae in the thorax and lumbar regions and the iliac crest of the hip bone to the humerus bone of the upper arm.

Thoracolumbar scoliosis is curvature that includes vertebrae in both the lower thoracic and upper lumbar portion of the spine.

A broken neck is a fracture of one of the 7 cervical vertebrae between the skull and the upper back and shoulders.

The upper fibers originate from the back of the head (occiput) and inferiorly to the seventh cervical vertebrae.

Roll your spine back down to the floor beginning with the upper back, vertebrae by vertebrae, until the lower spine settles to the floor.

Locust Pose and its variations strengthen the muscles in the upper back that surround the vertebrae and can perhaps prevent the scoliosis from progressing.

Remember to round your spine as much as possible in this pose, inhaling into the back body: the hips and kidneys, the lower back, the mid-back, and the upper back, into the cervical vertebrae.

Since each vertebra of the upper back is attached to a pair of ribs, it's easier to rotate these vertebrae if you allow the ribs to turn relative to one another.

So now your lumbar discs are being squished by the vertebrae at the front and nucleus (jelly center) is being pushed back with tremendous force generated by the weight of your upper body.

A: Spondylosis Deformans is usually seen in the lumbar vertebrae (the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis) of dogs and the thoracic vertebrae (the small bones that form the vertebral spine in the upper trunk) of cats.

Common diseases observed in rabbits include dental disease / malocclusion, gastrointestinal stasis, upper respiratory disease, external parasites like mites and fleas, cecal dysbiosis (loose stool), arthritis of the lower lumbar vertebrae and kidney failure.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the spinal cord column consists of more than 31 bones (or vertebrae), 7 cervical vertebrae (neck), 12 thoracic vertebrae (upper and middle back), 5 lumbar vertebrae (lower back), 5 sacral vertebrae (sacrum) and 2 fused coccygeal vertebrae (coccyx).

Neck Injuries The cervical spine begins at the base of the skull and contains seven vertebrae and eight pairs of cervical nerves responsible for controlling the neck, arms, and upper body.

Many neck injuries in auto accidents are caused by rear - end accidents in which there is a sudden acceleration - deceleration force that causes the lower cervical vertebrae to hyperextend while the upper cervical vertebrae are thrown into a hyperflex condition.