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lordosis

Normal inward curvature of the spine. Loss of lordosis indicates ankylosing spondylitis (see ankylosis); excessive lordosis may be due to bad posture or disease of the spine and back muscles.



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Cases involving clients, such as a person with lordosis, a mother who is postpartum, and a cross-country skier, are used to present the exercises that, depending on each client's goals, can be used to address stability and mobility issues.
Pathology can be presumed when plain films reveal (1) a foreign body, (2) associated soft-tissue swelling, (3) abnormal gas accumulation in the soft tissue of the neck, (4) and/or a loss of cervical lordosis.
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