IVD	Intervertebral Disc
MBS	Multibody Simulation
FEM	Finite Element Method
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
DoF	Degrees of Freedom
BC	Boundary Conditions
FSU	Functional Spine Unit
ROM	Range of Motion
CAD	Computer-aided Design
STS	Sit-to-Stand
CoR	Center of Rotation
RP	Reference Point
ODE	Ordinary Differential Equation
VHM	Visible Human Male
CS	Coordinate Split
MSD	Multibody System Dynamics