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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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    bilaterally extends the vertebral column. Erector spinae muscles Longissimus muscles Semispinalis muscles Spinalis muscle This article incorporates text in the...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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