lordosis

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lordosis

[lȯr‚dō·səs]
(medicine)
Exaggerated forward curvature of the lumbar spine.
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This study classified the spinal posture into thoracic kyphotic and lumbar lordotic curvatures and trunk muscle endurance into the trunk flexor and trunk extensor endurance levels with results showing no significant relationship except between trunk flexor endurance level and thoracic kyphotic angle, where there was a negative correlation.
Selected anthropometrics, spinal posture, and trunk muscle endurance as correlated factors of static balance among adolescent and young adult males/Ergen ve genc eriskin erkeklerde static dengenin iliskili faktorleri olarak bazi antropometrik ozellikler, spinal postur ve govde kas dayanikliligi

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