TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lumbosacral Pathologies A1 - Starkey, Chad A1 - Brown, Sara D. PY - 2015 T2 - Examination of Orthopedic & Athletic Injuries, 4e AB - Formed by 33 vertebral segments and divided into four distinct portions, the spinal column and its associated muscles provide postural control to the torso and skull, while also protecting the spinal cord. The conflicting needs for range of motion (ROM) versus protection of the spinal cord are met in varying degrees throughout the spine (Fig. 13-1). SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1188375868 ER -