The Human Spine is an Evolutionary Compromise
My Upright Life,
Rather than viewing my back problems as an individual failure, I learned to view them as a consequence of weaknesses that…
Even Neanderthals Had Back Pain
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This article is devoted to the bad spines of hominins that walked upright, but weren’t fully human in the sense of being Homo…
Human vs. Primate Lumbar Spines: What Have We Gained? What Have We Lost?
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How similar are human lumbar spines to those of other primates? Are they prone to the same sorts of injuries? And if not, then…