Acquired Spinal Conditions in Evolutionary Perspective: Updating a Classic Hypothesis

In 1923, Sir Arthur Keith proposed that many common back problems are due to the stresses caused by our evolutionarily novel form of locomotion, bipedalism. In this article, we introduce an updated version of Keith’s hypothesis with a focus on acquired spinal conditions. We begin by outlining the ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological theory 2022, Vol.17 (3), p.186-197
Hauptverfasser:	Collard, Mark, Plomp, Kimberly A., Dobney, Keith M., Evin, Morgane, Been, Ella, Gnanalingham, Kanna, Ferreira, Paulo, Simic, Milena, Sellers, William
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cognitive Psychology Education Evolution Evolutionary Biology Hypotheses Intervertebral discs Locomotion Original Article Philosophy Philosophy of Biology Spine Vertebrae
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