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    The erector spinae (/ɪˈrɛktər ˈspaɪni/ irr-EK-tər SPY-nee) or spinal erectors is a set of muscles that straighten and rotate the back. The spinal erectors...
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    the longest one) is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis muscles. It is the longest subdivision of the erector spinae muscles that extends forward into...
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    the Erector spinae. Each of us have two Erector spinae muscles, one of either side of the spine that run along the entire length of the spine. Erector spinae...
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    The spinalis is a portion of the erector spinae, a bundle of muscles and tendons, located nearest to the spine. It is divided into three parts: Spinalis...
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    bilaterally extends the vertebral column. Erector spinae muscles Longissimus muscles Semispinalis muscles Spinalis muscle This article incorporates text in the...
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    bilaterally, the two quadratus lumborum muscles pick up the slack, as it were, when the lower fibers of the erector spinae are weak or inhibited (as they often...
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    hypaxial muscles. Epaxial muscles include other (dorsal) muscles associated with the vertebrae, ribs, and base of the skull. In humans, the erector spinae, the...
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  • in the erector spinae which resembles the bow that traditionally begins a schoolday in some East-Asian countries. The erector spinae muscles of the lower...
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    The multifidus (multifidus spinae; pl.: multifidi) muscle consists of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi, which fill up the groove on either side...
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    processes of the vertebrae and end in the multifidus muscle. The laterals supply the erector spinae muscles. The upper three give off cutaneous nerves which...
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    dysfunction can cause psychological harm. Erector spinae muscles – The erector spinae or spinal erectors is a set of muscles that straighten and rotate the back...
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    adjoining along the tracheoesophageal stripe, and in front of the erector spinae muscles and the vertebral column. The lower esophagus lies behind the heart...
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  • joints. The bones of the spine are supported by many ligaments. The erector spinae muscles are also supporting and are useful for balance. The appendicular...
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    the erector spinae muscles. Deep to these muscles are the osseous portions of the 6th and 7th ribs and the internal and external intercostal muscles. The...
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  • Posterior chain (category Muscle stubs)
    group of muscles on the posterior of the body. Examples of these muscles include the hamstrings, the gluteus maximus, erector spinae muscle group, trapezius...
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    The muscles of respiration are the muscles that contribute to inhalation and exhalation, by aiding in the expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity...
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    The gluteal muscles, often called glutes, are a group of three muscles which make up the gluteal region commonly known as the buttocks: the gluteus maximus...
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    the muscles of the core (especially erector spinae muscles and latissimus dorsi muscle when turning), hamstring, shoulder, and wrist. Stronger muscles in...
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    muscles, respectively. The only epaxial muscles in humans are the erector spinae and small intervertebral muscles, and are innervated by the dorsal rami...
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    muscles in humans are the erector spinae and small vertebral muscles, and are innervated by the dorsal rami of the spinal nerves. All other muscles,...
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  • muscular compartment (between anterior and middle layers), and the erector spinae in the posterior compartment (between middle and posterior layers).: 274 ...
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    processes of the vertebrae and end in the multifidus muscle. The outer branches supply the erector spinae muscles. The nerves give off branches to the skin. These...
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    receptors, and may be involved in some forms of back pain.: 814–815  Erector spinae muscles Standring S (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical...
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    Compared to humans, Old World monkeys have far larger erector spinae muscles, which are the muscles which hold the spine steady. These factors make the...
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    skeletal muscles. Different sources group muscles differently, regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles. There...
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    erector spinae muscles). The spider Crawl is a dynamic compound exercise that works mainly the core muscles such as rectus abdominis, erector spinae,...
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    The rectus abdominis muscle is contained in the rectus sheath, which consists of the aponeuroses of the lateral abdominal muscles. Each rectus abdominus...
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    uses muscles on core (especially erector spinae muscles and latissimus dorsi muscle when turning), hamstring, shoulder and wrist. Stronger muscles on wrist...
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    and the side of the coccyx, the tailbone; from the aponeurosis of the erector spinae (lumbodorsal fascia), the sacrotuberous ligament, and the fascia covering...
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    sign (pain while pressing at the top of the angle lateral to the erector spinae muscles and below the left 12th rib (left costovertebral angle (CVA)) Mayo-Robson's...
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