Lateral lumbar intertransversarius

Looks like

Small muscles joining the side processes of neighbouring lumbar vertebrae on their outer side.

What it does

Bend the lower back sideways and steady the spine.

Keeping it well

Powered by the front branches of spinal nerves; low back pain is usually non-specific and improves with activity.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus