The lumbar spine includes the five ... lumbar bones are larger than the cervical and thoracic vertebrae is that they must be large and strong to support the muscles and bones during movement.

The maximum isometric force of the neck extensor muscles was measured with the thoracic support located at five different levels. The highest level was set at the level of the spine of the scapula ...

With a primary focus on pre-clinical research, our long-term goal is to develop strategies for improving functional outcome after cervical spinal cord injury ... not only to strengthen respiratory ...

The pathophysiology of cervical disk disease is the same as in other areas of the spine. [36] There are differences in the anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical and lumbar spine. The ...