Lordosis

Introduction: Lordosis

Lordosis: Spinal curvature forward in the lower back. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lordosis is available below.

Symptoms of Lordosis

• Forward spinal curvature of the lower back
• Swayback

Medical Textbooks Online about Lordosis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Lordosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Lordosis
• Underlying causes of Lordosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Lordosis

• Pregnancy
• Obesity
• Prolapsed disc
• Osteoarthritis
• Spinal arthritis

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More information about causes of Lordosis:

• Underlying causes of Lordosis
• Lordosis as a symptom

Treatments for Lordosis

• Postural correction
• Spinal brace
• Treatment of any underlying condition - such as spinal arthritis

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Patient Surveys for Lordosis

• Patient Profile Survey
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Reseach about Lordosis

Visit our research pages for current research about Lordosis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Lordosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Lordosis include:

• Epsilon-Aminocaproaic Acid to Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions During and Following Spine Surgery - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid (EACA)

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Statistics for Lordosis

• Medical statistics for Lordosis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Lordosis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Lordosis
• Society statistics for Lordosis

Stories from Users Related to Lordosis

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Definitions of Lordosis:

An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column - (Source - WordNet 2.1)