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Curvy backs
Well an exaggerated lordosis is one that curves inward more extremely than normal. A straightened lordosis has lost the natural curve and the low back looks flat. Often that make the buttocks look flat. The vertebrae, even though curved, have a level amount of space between them. If the relationship is exaggerated or straightened then the disk is inappropriatedly squeezed causing wear and eventual degeneration and often herniation. Displacement of the proper relationship between the vertebrae in any way can often caused pinched nerve syndrome.
There are many causes of this misalignment beginning with poor posture that is either the result of improper balance of muscular tension or secondary postural changes because of repetitive motion.
Chronic low back pain is absolutely correctable. The only reason few people suceed is that the condition developed slowly and with no attention to the process. To reverse the condition requires consistent and thoughtful intentional work and it takes time. But it always works. It starts slower than you expect, often with exercises that seem to be unrelated (because of our lack of anatomical understanding), and improvements are rarely so significant for you to appreciate the fact that you are on the right road to recovery. Add to this that as you improve the exercises change. You can't do the same exercises forever and in the same way with the same intensity and expect the body to keep improving. Like I said, you have to be thoughtful and deliberate but it can be done. I see it all the time, it's what I do.
Vickie
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