Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant met his prima facie burden of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) as a result of the subject accident (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 N.Y.2d 345 [2002]; Gaddy v Eyler, 79 N.Y.2d 955, 956-957 [1992]; see also Meyers v Bobower Yeshiva Bnei Zion, 20 A.D.3d 456 [2005]). In opposition, however, the plaintiff raised triable issues of fact regarding whether his range of motion limitations, as quantified and compared to normal by his chiropractor (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys., 98 N.Y.2d 345 [2002]), his bulging discs at C3-4, C4-5, C6-7, L1-2, L2-3, and L3-4, and his herniated discs at C5-6 and L4-5, were causally related to or exacerbated by the subject accident (cf. McKenzie v Redl, 47 A.D.3d 775, 776 [2008]).
The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.
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