#lumbar lordosis

[iced-bees]

[the-mechanisms-system]

Girl help the eternal question* is plaguing me again.

* that is, of course, is that a normal amount of spine curvature or do I have lumbar lordosis

[salty-squid223]

When one of our sisters with lumbar lordosis says that we stand the same way:

we thought we were relatively healthy but we've found out in the past year that we have a fucked up spine, a brain injury, migraines from said brain injury, and some mysterious illness that makes us fatigued. yippie yay

[technicolortrenchcoat]

Is she sticking her gyat out? Or does she just have lumbar lordosis?

[p3stie]

kirks curves

[pizza-time-theatre]

something ive noticed lately in some cec artwork is how ptt chuck always sits like this and now i gave him a new headcanon

he suffers from lumbar lordosis

[wolf-tail]

I can't even be super mad at this bc I stick my ass out weird like that sometimes when i look in the mirror just to give myself the illusion of an ass (i am a no booty bitch) but whoever drew this seems to think women just be built like that.

If you wanna draw some butt at least give her an actual ass instead of breaking this poor woman's spine to show off her Hank Hil Special. Or like, give her a normal standing position. There's no shame in being a pancake queen girlie.

Darkchylde by Tony Daniel

[the-acid-pear]

Came back from being tube'd 👍 it was surprisingly painful 😁

[nunalastor]

not only Valentino is blind he also needs a chiropractor with his lumbar lordosis

it's not his fault his boyfriend is a twink

[revenantpark]

Bruh why in the goofy movie is Bradley's back always arched when he's on secene like dose lil bro have lumbar lordosis

and I get that his character is looking upwards a lot, but did they have to make his back arch like that

[evilbeing]

NO BECAUSE I THOUGHT ONLY I HAD NOTICED IT IM CRYING

his whole outfit is goofy af, he has no fashion sense (he so me)

WAIT

What if he has to go in the bathroom like with all those belts and stuff ☠️☠️☠️

does anyone else find it hilarious how many belts this boy has. kingdom hearts type beat. random leather strip. honestly really cool girdle thingy. another belt on top on that. and one that's just hanging on his hips. in addition to the spartan cloth, some rope, and what I believe to be another longer red cloth? and now he carries his quiver on his lower back. he tryna fix his lumbar lordosis or something? 🗿🗿🗿

[xaveria]

so its looking like i’ll need to get injections in my spine every 3 months… forever?? unclear!!! i wish i had scheduled them sooner cause i have two days left and im already getting sciatica jolts again

all this cause of a stupid soccer injury i got when i was 13. at least the lumbar lordosis makes my ass look great

[basedhighsenberg]

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

hi, im kinda just looking for some like, reassurance maybe. or something like that idk

so where i live, a lot of people are pretty outwardly ableist. if youre autistic, or mentally ill, or anything other than abled and allistic you Will be bullied for it (and youll be lucky if anyone takes your disability seriously, if youre not entirely wheelchair-bound)

i am autistic, mentally ill, have poor hand joints (its similar in some ways to arthritis), repetitive strain injuries, some form of lumbar lordosis, have pretty miserable ibs and very, VERY likely have cushings disease (we're trying to schedule my specific cortisol blood test right now), but due to being surrounded by said ableism, ive kind of gotten it in my head that i dont count as disabled (despite being, Factually, disabled, due to my autism). i feel bad for even trying to lump myself in with "Actual" disabled people (more obviously physically disabled, use canes or wheelchairs and such) because i have it Easier than them, which is a really stupid thought but i cant seem to stop feeling like im lying or betraying people somehow when i say im disabled.

sorry for the bother, hope your day is going well. thanks.

Hello anon,

I’d like to extend my deepest sympathies as someone with invisible illnesses as well, and assure you are not bothering anyone by seeking reassurance around it.

I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with co-morbidities and how it (sadly, yet understandably) impacts your daily living.  I found no less than three articles that might help offer some additional assurances that you are definitely not on an island on your own (though I can appreciate how sometimes the guilt and stigma could leave you feeling that way) - and each article also includes suggestions, and ideas for self-help, advocacy and support.

The Challenges of Living with Invisble Illness via Psychology Today

What is Invisible Illness via Verywell Mind

You Don’t Look Sick: Uncovering and Understanding Invisible Illness via BetterUp

I hope that at the very least, it might be the first step in how to give yourself the compassion you deserve as you navigate not only illnesses you can’t help having but also as you find a support system that (at the very least) sees your personhood and struggles and does not immediately dismiss them.  You deserve people in your corner <3

I wish you well - and hope your day is lovely, too :)

- Mod Kat

[bodyalive]

Anatomy of a Scoliosis Pattern — a Real Life Story

Client in today had a hip and low back problem that showed up when running up uneven stairs. This is probably not a new problem as she has a Scoliosis pattern. (Many people do who’ve never been ‘diagnosed’.)

Her right hip has been painful and tight; her right pelvis is ‘hiked’; her right lumbar is ‘flat’; the right QL is short.

When prone, turning bent legs left against resistance is weak at T/L junction and L5/S1 junction. Since the body is 3-dimensional this means her lumbar likes to turn left at T12/L1 AND L5/S1.

But on the left side of the lumbar, the TOP of the QL at T12/L1 is thick and tight. Scoliosis often has this pattern. Side bending using QL on the Left side she is strong at T12/L1 and weak at the insertion of QL onto the Iliac crest. So, TOP of the QL on the left is Strong for Side Bending and Weak for Rotation. On the right the insertion of QL on the Ilium is VERY tight and strong and inhibiting the lateral hip stabilization of Glut Med/Min. BOTH Erector Spinae up and down the spine are weak. The right hip therefore is ‘gripped’, externally rotated to brace for the weak back and Glut muscles. The right Iliacus is very tight also creating the perfect picture for compression of the hip joint: External Rotators co-contracted with Iliacus. This co-contraction flattens the lumbar spine. Erector Spinae is not functional/active/responsive and the Psoas on the right side is not supporting the upper end of the lumbar lordosis from the front. It tests weak.

The right rib cage is narrower than the left at the bottom. When my client inhales using the diaphragm, the right side does not expand as well as the left. This too, is a common pattern of some cases of Scoliosis. Are you confused? How does all this fit together? What can be done about it?

I’m just glad that NMR does not try to understand the whole pattern at once... These compensations were built on top of one another over many years of coping. You would never know this client has Scoliosis if you saw her in line in front of you. NMR tackles the most strategic imbalances first. The T/L junction is #1. Remaining functions of the ‘waist’ are next; then the way in which the pelvis deviated to accommodate the shorter muscles.

When I look at these ‘types’ of Scoliosis there is no way to understand from a 2-dimensional drawing the dynamics of what is going on in Scoliosis patterns. The ’shape’ of things is less important than What’s working vs. What’s not working.

These muscle patterns can be re-programmed. If you are curious, consider studying NMR. We’ll be doing an Advanced NMR for Scoliosis class in Dallas the first weekend in August.

[Jocelyn Olivier]

[cecoeur]

why is he walking like he's injured :( like it looks like he threw out his back or something

Nah it’s his lumbar lordosis ass waddle. He’s just built different ❤️