Spinal curves are essential for balance and spinal health. At Marc Bony Chiropractic Center in Mataró, we explore their impact on your well-being.
Column curves
When you think of your spine, do you think of a straight row of bones running from the bottom of your brain to the bottom of your back? Actually, the spine is made up of four different curves that provide balance and flexibility to your body and help prevent injury.
These curvatures also allow the spine to support 10 times more weight than they could bear if the curvatures had disappeared. These curves are most visible when looking at an example of the spine from a lateral perspective.
These are the four types of spinal curvatures:
• Cervical Lordosis – It is an upside down «C, The headrest has a curved shape, located at the top of the spine. This curve helps to protect your head from movement. ends forward. Neck pain is usually the result of having some type of significant bend loss.
• Thoracic Kyphosis - It is a «C»-shaped curve in the upper and middle back, composed of 12 vertebrae.
• Lumbar lordosis - These are the five vertebrae in the lower back that are also shaped like an upside-down “C”. This area of the spine shows a backward curvature when viewed from the side.
• Sacral Kyphosis - The sacrum is a triangular bone at the base of the spine, between the two hip bones. It is also a «C», like the shape of a curve.
As a newborn baby develops, it has only one type of spinal curve, the spinal curve of the spine. lordosis «C»- which is shaped like a curve. As a child's motor skills begin to develop, the baby learns to hold the head up, sit, crawl, stand and walk - all of this causes muscle development and allows more weight to be distributed to the spine. The development of additional spinal curves also begins.
It is important that bending is responsible for maintaining balance in your body and avoiding pain and injury. Correct weight bearing requires you to do so by bending at the knees, rather than bending at the waist, to avoid straightening your spine.
Of course, regular chiropractic checkups and adjustments will help you maintain your spinal curves properly. In addition, there are specific products, such as cervical pillows, that will also help keep your spinal curves in place and keep you out of pain.
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