{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Eye Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"dreye","author_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/dreye\/","title":"Spinous process: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Eye Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uz4J7DnLJa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/spinous-process-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Spinous process: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/spinous-process-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=uz4J7DnLJa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Spinous process: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Eye Hospitals\" data-secret=\"uz4J7DnLJa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Spinous process is the bony \u201cbump\u201d you can often feel along the midline of your back and neck. It is a projection from the back of each vertebra (spinal bone). It helps connect muscles and ligaments that move and stabilize the spine. Clinicians use it as an important landmark during physical exams, imaging review, and some spine procedures."}