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intervertebral disc
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intervertebral disc

Flexible disc of cartilage interposed between two vertebrae. It helps cushion the spine against the impact of movements like running and jumping.



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When the PLE test is conducted, lumbar spinal extension is strong, leading to tension in the anterior longitudinal ligament or the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disk and relaxation in the zygapophyseal capsule, to which surrounding mechanoreceptors or nociceptors react strongly and induce lumbar pain.
date of birth 11/12/1952 in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, internationally known due to his development of micro-therapy, micro-operations with intervertebral disks and tumors as well as the world's first operation on open nuclear spin tomographs (1988).
This model was then utilized to estimate net moments and compression and shear forces occurring at the L5-S1 spinal intervertebral disk during testing.
 
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