Didactics week 2

Question 1

Where does the most motion occur in the lower spine?

Answer 1

L5-S1
and
L4-L5

Question 2

Osteoarthritis- is it inflammatory

Answer 2

The college of rheumatology does actually consider osteoarthritis an inflammatory disease. This is due to the inflammatory cytokines that due exist.

Some still consider it non-inflammatory..

Question 3

Osteoporosis

Answer 3

Highest risk group:

• older female
• Caucasian
• thin
• family history is huge