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The spine is strong and can withstand hundreds of kilograms of pressure.

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Humans share the same number of cervical vertebrae as giraffes - Seven

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There are about 220 ligaments in the spine

The spine contains more than 120 muscles

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The Spinal cord is home to 13.5 million neurons

Astronauts can return from space up to 3% taller due to cartilage in the spinal column expanding in response to microgravity (the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless)

Your spine has a memory.

Keeping it properly aligned through regular chiropractic adjustments, strengthening exercise and stretching has a positive effect on its long-term health

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An average spinal cord weighs 35 grams (long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column)

The four primary motions made by the spine are flexion (forward), extension (backward), side bending and rotation

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The spine is made up of over 100 joints

Lying flat on your back with your knees elevated puts about 25 Lbs. (11kg) of pressure on your lumbar spine

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The spine is incredibly flexible. If bent, it would form 2/3 of a circle

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Cartilage makes up one fourth of the spine's length.

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Sitting in a hunched position puts 200 Lbs. of pressure on your lumbar spine

The first cervical vertebra is called the atlas after the character in Greek mythology forced to carry the weight of the earth and heavens on his shoulders. The atlas carries the weight of the head

Our spines have 33 individual vertebrae. Some fuse together over time to become the sacrum and coccyx

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