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.
Full-text (PDF) | Emerging adulthood refers to a time period (18â25 years of age) between adolescence and adulthood. Recent research suggests that it may be a cultural construction. More traditional, non-Western cultures may have a shortened period of emerging adulthood, or no emerging adulthood a...