5. A skate boarder comes in with stomach pain after falling on his lower vertebrae which caused him to arch his back more than usual. He complains of pain
when coughing. When he first wakes up and tries to sit up in bed, it is painful
There is tenderness when the breast bone is touched. There is pain when he
arches his back,
a) Can you rewrite the above (the parts that are underlined) using anatomical
terms
b) What muscle(s) islare affected?
c) What exerciselmovements can he do, to help strengthen the area?