Anatom3DBack muscles
Musculi dorsi · Svaly zad
Muscles
Looks like
Layers of long and short muscles either side of the spine, from the skull to the pelvis.
What it does
Hold you upright, extend and rotate the trunk, and steady the spine when you lift.
Keeping it well
Regular strengthening; back pain is usually helped by movement, not bed rest.
Its parts
- Latissimus dorsi
- Trapezius
- Rhomboids
- Erector spinae
- Multifidus & deep rotators
- Thoracolumbar fascia
- Serratus posterior inferior
- Serratus posterior superior
- Set of levatores costarum breves
- Set of levatores costarum longi
- Dorsal parts of lateral intertransversarii lumborum muscles
- Ventral parts of lateral intertransversarii lumborum muscles