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[[File:Lumbar_Nook.png|thumb|left|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]].
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The '''Lumbar Nook''' is the smallest accessible area in [[Bowser's body]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. It is located in [[Bowser]]'s lower back (or, specifically, the {{wp|lumbar vertebrae}}, hence the name). Rejuvenating this area after Bowser suffers back pain allows him to learn [[Spike Ball (move)|Spike Ball]].


In the game, 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 reenter Bowser's body via a pipe in the castle and travel to the Lumbar Nook, where they [[Drill Bros.|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]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]] in the remake) alone during the healing process until an alarm sounds), then the two Toads have tea. After the healing is finished, Bowser is rejuvenated and becomes more flexible, allowing him to learn the new Spike Ball move.
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]].


It is possible to speed up the process, so that the player does not have to wait very long at all. If the player talks to Toadbert in [[Toad Square]] after defeating [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]], he tells Mario and Luigi that he was having a weird dream, which foreshadows the event in the Lumbar Nook. He mentions a code: "{{button|ds|A}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|L}} {{button|ds|R}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|A}}." When this code is entered, time speeds up and Bowser's back is healed in seconds.
==Names in Other Languages==
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{{foreignname
 
|Jap=こしのツボ<br/>''Koshi no Tsubo''
==Names in other languages==
|JapM=Lower Back ''Tsubo''
[[File:Lumbar Nook Map.png|thumb|Area map]]
{{foreign names
|Jap=こしのツボ
|JapR=Koshi no Tsubo
|JapM=Lower Back Acupoint
|SpaA=Región Lumbar
|SpaA=Región Lumbar
|SpaAM=Lumbar Region
|SpaAM=Lumbar Region
|SpaE=Zona Riñonil
|SpaE=Zona Riñonil
|SpaEM=Kidney Zone
|SpaEM=Kidney Zone
|Fre=Repaire lombaire
|Fra=Repaire lombaire
|FreM=Lumbar Den
|FraM=Lumbar Den
|Ger=Hüftgelenk
|GerM=Hip Joint
|Ita=Fascia Lombare
|ItaM=Lumbar Bundle
|Kor=허리 급소
|KorR=Heori Geupso
|KorM=Waist Pressure Point
}}
}}
 
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==Area map==
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[[File:ML-BIS-map-LumbarNook.png|200px|Level map]]
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==Trivia==
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*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 drilling into the soft spot) is a form of {{wp|acupuncture}}.
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[[Category:Bowser's body]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story locations]]
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