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The term lordosis refers to the normal inward lordotic curvature of the lumbar and cervical regions of the spine. Excessive curvature of the lower back is known as lumbar hyperlordosis, commonly called hollow back or saddle back (after a similar condition that affects some horses).
Lordosis Treatment Reasoning. Lordosis treatment is rarely necessary, except in cases of severely atypical and painful lordotic curves. Most lordotic changes are transient and do not generally require anything more than medical monitoring. Atypical lordosis is an exaggerated or deficient inward curve in the spine. It is most common in the lumbar region, but can also occur in the cervical area.