Ventral parts of lateral intertransversarii lumborum muscles

Looks like

The front slips of the lateral lumbar intertransversarii, running between the side processes of neighbouring lumbar vertebrae.

What it does

Bend the lower back sideways and help steady it.

Keeping it well

Deep and small; not a common source of symptoms.

Related conditions

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