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spinous process

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spinous process
n.
The long rearward projection from the arch of a vertebra that provides a point of attachment for muscles and ligaments.
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back pain caused by mechanical reasons like vertebra, facet joints, disc, spinous process, nerve root, and traverse process; or scoliosis, a congenital conditions.
Back Pain Treatment, Treat Back Ache by John Adison / Health, general community
The lumbar region segment was defined by a vector from a reflective marker on the second sacral spinous process (origin marker on the pelvic triad) to a marker on the first lumbar spinous process (Figure 2).
Validity and reliability of a system to measure passive tissue ... by Gombatto, Sara P.; Klaesner, Joseph W.; Norton, Barbara J.; Minor, Scott D.; van Dillen, Linda R. / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
The recommended position of the thumbs for the application of a posteroanterior technique is with the thumbs in opposition and as close to back-to-back as possible, neutral to slight flexion of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints and points of contact over the spinous process to be mobilised (Maitland 2001, Manheim 2000).
Position of undergraduate students' thumbs during mobilisation is ... by Buckingham, Gerard; Das, Rebekah; Trott, Patricia / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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