Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
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The Anatomy of the Spine
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Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006
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A healthy spine is a spine that is strong, flexible and lets you move in many different ways. The spine is made up of many different structures that everyone must work together as a whole to avoid the effects of stress, tension, injury or illness.
Curvature of the spine
A healthy spine starts out as C and as you begin to grow and learn to walk on two legs instead of crawling, spine adapts by changing its shape. As an adult, is the backbone is naturally S-shaped. In the vertical position of the spine is constantly being pushed forward by the weight of your body. The S curve is maintained by the muscle is the return, so that when you have back muscles posture is often misused and can cause back pain.
When the spine curves abnormally forward on the lower back, it is called Lordosis, commonly called swayback. An abnormal curve in the thoracic area is termed Kyphosis or hunchback. If the spine is curved from side to side, it is called scoliosis.
Spinal nerves
Spinal nerves are used to send information to the sensation of the body and control and movement. There are 31 pairs of nerves in the spine, neck of the uterus 8, 12 in the chest, five lumbar, five sacral and one on the coccyx. Each of these pairs of nerves is responsible for an area of the body.
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is located in the spinal canal and is about 18 inches long. The spinal cord is used to send information to the body and brain damage that can lead to a loss of sensation or function below the engine where the injury occurred.
Muscles
The back muscles are used to stabilize the spine, and there are two main groups, the extensor and flexor. Your extenders allow us to stand up and lift objects, and are fixed to the back of your spine. Your flexor allows us to flex and bend forward. These muscles are on the front of the body including the abdominal muscles.
Ligaments
Your ligaments are used to hold the vertebrae together to stabilize the spine and protect the inter-vertebral discs.
Facet joints
Facet joints in the spine allow it to move while keeping the vertebrae attached together. They are located in the back of the vertebrae, you have two up and two down. Vertebra above the highest connection while the connection to the bottom of the vertebra below.
Inter-vertebral discs
You have 23 inter-vertebral discs, one from each of the vertebrae, except for L5-S1. These discs act as cushions or shock absorbers for the spine. The album will consist of a hard outer shell called the ring, and a soft gel like center called the nucleus pulposus. As we age the discs begin to dry out as they lose their ability to absorb water and become brittle and flat which makes them less likely to absorb the impact or force in the spine. This decrease in the liquid is also one of the reasons that shorten with age.
Vertebrae
Spine has 33 vertebrae bones, but only 24 of these are movable. These bony parts are numbered and divided into regions. From the top of the spine to the bottom You have 7 cervical (neck), numbered C1 to C7, 12 thoracic (middle back) numbered T1-T12, 5 (lumbar) back, numbered L1-L5, 5 sacral (the root of spine), and 4 coccygeal (base of the spine). Both sacral and coccygeal vertebrae are fused together and are unable to move.