How to Use "lumbar" with Example Sentences

1. The surgery took five hours , fusing together several lumbar vertebrae .
2. I find it hard to believe that your dream job was sitting in that lumbar assassin of a chair , putting in the hours on a grueling expense report .
3. But working on any mobile device in bed for more than an hour without lumbar support , with the neck bent forward too sharply , or with the arms and hands suspended at an awkward angle , is likely to cause aches and pains .
4. A lumbar puncture - a needle in the spine - may also be used to check protein levels in the brain , which tend to be higher in alzheimer 's than with frontotemporal dementia .
5. Management of acute lumbar disk disease is controversial , if symptoms are produced by bulgin rather than extrusion of the herniated disk , conservative measures , such as bed rest , analgesics , and anti-inflammatory medication , often result in complete resolution of symptoms .