Lordosis And Kyphosis

Terms used to describe the shape of the back in skeleto-muscular examination.

• Lordosis means something curves in as a dip.
• Kyphosis means it curves out as a protuberance.

I always remember it as lumbar lordosis - and if the l one bends in, that means that the one above it (thoracic) must be kyphosis.

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