Editing Lumbar Nook

[[Image:Lumbar_Nook.png|thumb|The '''Lumbar Nook''']]
The '''Lumbar Nook''' is the smallest accessible area in [[Bowser's body]], located in [[Bowser]]'s lower back (or specifically, the [[Wikipedia:Lumbar vertebrae|lumbar vertebrae]]). Rejuvenating this area after Bowser suffers back pain allows Bowser to learn [[Spike Ball]].

During the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]],'' Bowser is tricked and trapped inside a safe and thrown into a junkyard on the premises of [[Peach's Castle]]. When Bowser is released from the safe after [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] defeat [[Junker]], he is incapacitated due to back pain. The brothers re-enter Bowser's body via a pipe in the castle and travel to the Lumbar Nook, where they spin drill into the soft spot between the bones. By doing so, the brothers slowly heal Bowser's back pain (the player is instructed by [[Toadsworth]] and [[Toadbert]] to leave the [[Nintendo DS]] alone during the healing process until an alarm sounds). After the healing is finished, Bowser is rejuvenated and becomes more flexible, allowing him to learn the new move [[Spike Ball]].

==Trivia==
*The Japanese name for the Lumbar Nook is ''Koshi no Tsubo,'' roughly meaning "Lower Back Acupoint." Acupoints refer to the specific points on the body where needles are inserted in order to relieve pain. Thus, it can be inferred that Mario and Luigi's method of treating Bowser's back pain (by spin-drilling into the soft spot) is a form of acupuncture.

==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=こしのツボ<br/>''Koshi no Tsubo''
|JapM=Lower Back Acupoint
|SpaA=Región Lumbar
|SpaAM=Lumbar Region
|SpaE=Zona Riñonil
|SpaEM=Kidney Zone
|Fra=Repaire lombaire
|FraM=Lumbar Den
}}

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