Diagram Of Lower Back Image
Your lower back (lumbar spine) is the anatomic region between your lowest rib and the upper part of the buttock. 1 Your spine in this region has a natural inward curve. This curve, called lordosis, helps to: Balance the weight of your head on top of your spine Evenly distribute weights from your upper body into the lower extremities
To help you understand back pain, the following brief and illustrated anatomy lesson is provided. The lumbar spine (low back) is the third major region of the spine; it is below the cervical spine and thoracic spine (Figure 1).
To help you understand back pain, the following brief and illustrated anatomy lesson is provided. The lumbar spine (low back) is the third major region of the spine; it is below the cervical spine and thoracic spine (Figure 1).