Figure 5: A relationship between the spinal alignment and the spinal muscle. a) A comparison between the degree of change of the lumbar flexure and the ratio of the multifidus muscle to the major psoas muscle b) A comparison between the degree of change of the lumbar flexure and the ratio of the multifidus muscle to the major psoas muscle in stepping postures c) A comparison between the degree of change of the lumbar flexure and the ratio of the multifidus muscle to the major psoas muscle in standing postures d) A relationship between the degree of change of the lateral spinal curvature and the ratio of the right-and-left multifidus muscles.