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five vertebrae quietly holding up your entire upper-body rebellion against gravity.
means Relating to the lower back — specifically the region of the spine between the ribs and the pelvis.
from From Latin lumbus, meaning 'loin.' The same root quietly lurks in 'loin' itself (via French) and in 'lumbago,' that ache of the lower back — all of them pointing to the fleshy, weight-bearing stretch just above the hips.
- vertebra count
- Five, the largest in your spine
- name origin
- From Latin lumbus, meaning loin
- load bearing
- Supports most of your body's weight
- common pain
- Lower back aches usually live here
- weak link
- L4-L5 disc herniates most often
for instance
lumbar puncture — diagnostic procedure extracting cerebrospinal fluid from spine, performed ~1 million times annually in us hospitals
lumbar vertebrae — 5 bones in lower spine (l1-l5), bear 80% of body weight and most common site of herniated discs