Knowledge of spinal kinematics is essential for the diagnosis and management of spinal diseases. Distinguishing between physiological and pathological motion patterns can help diagnose these diseases, plan surgical interventions and improve relevant tools and software.

The cervical spine is the most mobile region of the spine and enables the head with its sensory organs of sight, hearing and smell to be oriented independently from the trunk. The kinematics of the cervical spine are complex - seven vertebrae as well as articulations with the occiput and upper thoracic spine, each with different axes of ...

Sep 3, 2016 · Fryette 1 outlined his research into the physiological movements of the vertebral column in 1918. He presented a model that indicated coupled motion occurred in the spine and displayed different coupling characteristics dependent upon spinal segmental level and posture.

Spinal kinematics concerns the kinds and amounts of motion the human spine undergoes during its normal physiologic movements. This paper is a review of the research in this area and provides information about past and current knowledge.

Dec 17, 2019 · The different methods of measuring spinal mobility are initially recalled. The global and segmental amplitudes of each spinal segment are then described according to the work of many authors. These amplitudes are described in the context of aging. Finally, the...

We thus developed a novel 3D analyzing system for the relative motions of individual vertebrae using 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and analyzed in vivo 3D intervertebral motions of the lumbar spine during trunk rotation.

Apr 1, 2019 · We specifically aimed to define a baseline definition of the spectrum of normal spinal kinematics that in turn allows a comparable definition of kinematics of the degenerative lumbar spine.

This ®rst review considers the normal kinematics of the cervical spine, which predicates the appreciation of the biomechanics of cervical spine injury. It summarizes the cardinal anatomical features of the cervical spine that determine how the cervical vertebrae and their joints behave.

However, little is known about the kinematic behavior of the lumbar spine during walking. The aim of this study was to examine (1) lumbar spine kinematics during walking, (2) the effect of walking velocity on lumbar motion patterns and (3) the coupling characteristics of rotation and bending.

Jan 1, 2019 · Prospective studies published in peer-reviewed journals, with full text available in English, investigating the kinematics of the spine during STS in healthy subjects (mean age between 18 and 50 y) or in patients with LBP using motion analysis systems, were included. Sixteen studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria.