26/07/2022
⛔Lordosis ⁉️🤔
💁Lordosis is a state of exaggerated curvature of the lumbar spine with excessive anterior pelvic tilt
💁In this condition body weight
is transferred from the strong broad supportive portion of the vertebral bodies to the more delicate arches and at the same time the spinous processes move closer than usual to one another
💁This narrows the vertebral foramina through which the nerves pass, a process which over time may generate pressure on nerve roots in the lumbar area
⛔Characteristic signs of lordosis⁉️
💁Exaggerated lumbo-pelvic
angle – more than 60° in
women and 55° in men
💁Protruding concavity of the
lumbar vertebrae
💁Protruding and slack belly
💁Protruding buttocks
💁 Hyperextension of the
knees (genu-recurvatum)
(characteristic of hyper- flexibility)
💁Flat feet
⛔Possible causes of lordosis⁉️
💁Shortening of the muscles that tilt the pelvis anteriorly
💁Weakness of the muscles that tilt the pelvis posteriorly
💁Structural changes in the vertebrae
💁Shortening of the ligaments and the fascia covering the posterior
surface of the waist
💁Faulty movement habits
💁Hereditary structure
💁Unbalanced alignment of joints in the lower extremities (ankle, knee,
hip)
💁Injury to the lumbar vertebrae Examples of structural injuries
that could cause lordosis are sacralization of vertebra L5 or
spondylolisthesis a state characterized by forward movement of a vertebra in relation to the one below it
⛔Lordosis is a postural disorder that can appear in two forms⁉️
1️⃣Flexible lordosis 🤷
💁which can be corrected by conscious effort Possible characteristics of this form are weakness of the muscles
that create posterior pelvic tilt (abdominals, gluteus maximus,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris)
2️⃣Structural lordosis 🤷
💁which cannot be corrected by conscious effort Possible characteristics of this form are shortening of the erector spinae muscles in the lumbar region and shortening of the muscles that create anterior pelvic tilt (the iliopsoas, which in this state pulls
the lumbar vertebrae forward, the re**us femoris, the quadratus
lumborum and the sartorius)
⛔Main areas of treatment of lordosis⁉️
💁 Lengthening the muscles that create anterior pelvic tilt and making them more fl exible
💁Strengthening and shortening the muscles that create posterior
pelvic tilt
🚫 The abdominal muscle group plays an important role in posterior
pelvic tilt Weakness in these muscles may cause excessive anterior tilt and thus (in a chain reaction) affect stability of the lower back (abdominal weakness, damage to pelvic stability, anterior pelvic tilt and increasing lumbar lordosis)
💁Learning to control normal pelvic position Kinesiologically, the position of the pelvis affects the alignment of the lumbar vertebrae above it
💁If the pelvis is balanced, the vertebrae above it will also be in balance But a pelvis tilted forward adversely affects the lumbar vertebral position causing excessive lumbar lordosis (the chain principle)
💁Learning proper use of the whole spine and especially the lower back
⛔Lordosis ⁉️🤔💁Lordosis is a state of exaggerated curvature of the lumbar spine with excessive anterior pelvic tilt 💁In this condition body weight is transferred from the strong broad supportive portion of the vertebral bodies to the more delicate arches and at the same time the spinou...
