Lumbar hernias occur through defects in the lumbar muscles or the posterior fascia, below the 12th rib. Patients with lumbar hernias can present with a variety of symptoms, including a back pain, bowel obstruction (if contents contain bowel), or urinary obstruction (if contents are kidney / ureter).
Late adulthood is the time of life after age 65. During this time, people go through many changes in their physical appearance, including an increase in wrinkles due to less elastic collagen, a decrease in muscle mass, and a loss of height.
Theories of Aging. Theories of Aging. Erik Erikson, who took a special interest in this final stage of life, concluded that the primary psychosocial task of late adulthood (65 and beyond) is to maintain ego integrity (holding on to one's sense of wholeness), while avoiding despair (fearing there is too little time to begin a new life course).