What is Lordosis?

What is Lordosis?

• Lordosis: Spinal curvature forward in the lower back.
• Lordosis: an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Lordosis: Introduction

Types of Lordosis:

Broader types of Lordosis:

• Back conditions
• Spinal conditions
• Spinal curvature
• more types...»

What causes Lordosis?

Causes of Lordosis: see causes of Lordosis

What are the symptoms of Lordosis?

Symptoms of Lordosis: see symptoms of Lordosis

Lordosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Lordosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Lordosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Lordosis: see treatments for Lordosis
Research for Lordosis: see research for Lordosis

Society issues for Lordosis

Hospitalization statistics for Lordosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Lordosis:

• 0.002% (266) of hospital consultant episodes were for kyphosis and lordosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for kyphosis and lordosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for kyphosis and lordosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital consultant episodes for kyphosis and lordosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospital consultant episodes for kyphosis and lordosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Lordosis:

Organs and body systems related to Lordosis include:

• Spine
• Back
• Lower back

Name and Aliases of Lordosis

Main name of condition: Lordosis

Hollow-back
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Lordosis:

• Achondroplasia
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• Kyphosis
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• Spondylolisthesis
• Osteoarthritis
• Prolapsed disc
• Spinal arthritis
• Pregnancy

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