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English to Spanish translations [PRO] Medical / Exercises for back pain prevention
English term or phrase:joints/vertebrae
Cuando en inglés hablan de joints de la columna, ¿se refieren a las articulaciones vertebrales o a las vértebras en sí? Lo digo porque estoy con un texto en el que de vez en cuando hablan de las "vertebrae", pero la mayoría del tiempo hablan de "joints" y me da la sensación de que si fuera en español dirían vértebras, no articulaciones. En definitiva, me gustaría saber si en inglés el uso de "joint" es más amplio y puede referirse también a "vertebra" o no.
Que yo sepa, una articulación tiene, por lo menos, dos partes, es decir, que si hablamos de articulaciones de la columna, no nos referimos a las vértebras en sí, sino a todo el mecanismo que une dos de ellas por lo menos.
¿Algún experto me puede aclarar esta duda?
Explanation: No se refieren solamente a las vértebras sino también a las articulaciones entre los procesos espinosos de las vértebras, los discos intervertebrales, etc.
A veces se piensa que la columna vertebral es una articulación en sí misma, porque es flexible, pero esto es incorrecto.
Suerte ... :o) ;)
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Most of the individual vertebrae are shaped somewhat like rings; the body, or thick portion of the ring, is located towards the front portion of the body. Between each of the separate vertebrae is a thick, fibrous disc of cartilage-called an intervertebral disc-that forms the principal joint between the bodies of adjoining vertebrae; however, the vertebrae also move with each other at several other joints.
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Measures of spinal curvatures have often been used by chiropactors as indicators of spinal integrity; however, the normal range of spinal cuvature has not been well established. Curvature has been considered from both structural and functional standpoints, but the true underlying factors remain a matter of conjecture. Functional descriptions of spinal curvature usually deal with balancing and stabilizing mechanisms achieved through muscle control. Structural considerations depend largely on the mechanical properties of the vertebral joints, i.e. muscle, discs, and the posterior articulations.
Explanation: No se refieren solamente a las vértebras sino también a las articulaciones entre los procesos espinosos de las vértebras, los discos intervertebrales, etc.
A veces se piensa que la columna vertebral es una articulación en sí misma, porque es flexible, pero esto es incorrecto.
Suerte ... :o) ;)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-10-19 18:24:01 (GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Most of the individual vertebrae are shaped somewhat like rings; the body, or thick portion of the ring, is located towards the front portion of the body. Between each of the separate vertebrae is a thick, fibrous disc of cartilage-called an intervertebral disc-that forms the principal joint between the bodies of adjoining vertebrae; however, the vertebrae also move with each other at several other joints.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-10-19 18:29:24 (GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Measures of spinal curvatures have often been used by chiropactors as indicators of spinal integrity; however, the normal range of spinal cuvature has not been well established. Curvature has been considered from both structural and functional standpoints, but the true underlying factors remain a matter of conjecture. Functional descriptions of spinal curvature usually deal with balancing and stabilizing mechanisms achieved through muscle control. Structural considerations depend largely on the mechanical properties of the vertebral joints, i.e. muscle, discs, and the posterior articulations.
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