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  2. Lordosis - Wikipedia

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    Imbalances in muscle strength and length are one cause of this excessive stress to the lower back, such as weak hamstrings and tight hip flexors (psoai). [citation needed] A major feature of lumbar hyperlordosis is a forward pelvic tilt, resulting in the pelvis resting on top of the thighs. Other health conditions and disorders can cause ...

  3. Pelvic tilt - Wikipedia

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    A visual comparison between a neutral and anterior pelvic tilt and how it can affect height. Pelvic tilt is the orientation of the pelvis in respect to the thighbones and the rest of the body. The pelvis can tilt towards the front, back, or either side of the body. [1] Anterior pelvic tilt and posterior pelvic tilt are very common abnormalities ...

  4. Lordosis behavior - Wikipedia

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    Lordosis is a reflex action that causes many non-primate female mammals to adopt a body position that is often crucial to reproductive behavior. The posture moves the pelvic tilt in an anterior direction, with the posterior pelvis rising up, the bottom angling backward and the front angling downward.

  5. Thomas test - Wikipedia

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    Once the pelvis begins to tilt anteriorly, stop the passive range of motion, hold the affected thigh in this position, and measure the angle between the affected thigh and table to reveal the fixed flexion deformity of the hip. It is important to control the pelvic tilt to ensure that the Thomas test is valid for evaluating peak hip extension ...

  6. The Culprit for Your Cycling Pains Could Be a Pelvic Tilt ...

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    A pelvic tilt refers to the position of your pelvis and low spine. Here’s what to know about keep a neutral spine and how it can affect your rides.

  7. Acetabular labrum tear - Wikipedia

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    The top leg is raised keeping the knee and hip straight; especially effective where there is an anterior pelvic tilt. [11] A tight hip flexor may be stretched by using a kneeling hip flexor stretch that targets the iliopsoas. [citation needed] Stretching before exercise will affect the cartilage through "creep".

  8. Hip examination - Wikipedia

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    A ‘delayed’ Trendelenburg has also been described, where the pelvic tilt appears after a minute or so: this indicates abnormal fatiguability of the hip abductors. Romberg's test This assesses proprioception/balance (dorsal columns of spinal cord/spino-cerebellarpathways). Ask the patient to stand with heels together and hands by the side.

  9. Rectus abdominis muscle - Wikipedia

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    When this occurs the muscle fibers are torn. Most commonly, a strain causes microscopic tears within the muscle, but occasionally, in severe injuries, the muscle can rupture from its attachment. A rectus sheath hematoma is an accumulation of blood in the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle. It causes abdominal pain with or