Lumbar Spine: Structure, Function & Importance - [Your Brand]

Structure and Function of the Lumbar Spine

- 5 bones or vertebrae

- L1 to L5

- Support majority of upper body's weight

- Protection

- Surrounds and protect important abdominal contents and spinal cord

- Provides the body flexibility to bend, twist, extend

- Flex (forward bending), extend (backward bending), flex laterally (side-to-side). It is also responsible for axial

rotation (twisting to either side

- Contains nerves responsible for the

- Lower limbs

- Organs located in:

- abdomen

- pelvis