1. one of the nine Greek goddesses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over the arts: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. 2. (sometimes l.c.) the inspiration that motivates a poet, artist, or thinker.
The process is superimposed by degenerative changes that can cause stenosis and affect the nerve roots and these changes don't go away, even beyond age 75, as you see in this patient. Since the spine is a mobile organ structure, it does not spontaneously fuse until beyond 70 to 80 years of age.
The normal lumbar spine has 5 segments. A transitional segment stresses the low back and causes instability of the spine. 93% of patients in the 1000 patients study * of flexion-distraction reached maximum improvement in less than 90 days and 94% of patients needed less than 30 visits. transitional segment stresses the low back and causes instability of the spine. 93% of patients in the 1000 patients study * of flexion-distraction reached maximum improvement in less than 90 days and 94% of patients needed less than 30 visits.