Definition: Lordosis is a word used to describe the curvature of the spine. Lordosis is a normal curve of the spine seen in the lumbar and cervical spine.
Too much lordosis, or loss of lordosis can be signs of an underlying spinal problem.
Lordosis
By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com
Created: October 16, 2005
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