Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 ...

What a difference a fraction of an inch can make. Having one of the 33 bones in his spine out of alignment by less than half an inch apparently diminished Luigi Mangione's quality of life to the ...

It’s far less common among young people like Mangione, but when young people do develop spondylolisthesis, it often occurs after a back fracture due to athletic activities or traumatic accidents ...

Spondylolisthesis may cause lower back pain. If the condition affects the higher part of a person’s spine, they may develop neck pain. Back pain may become worse if a person flexes or extends ...

painful spinal level which can end an athlete’s career. Spondylolisthesis occurs in young people, particularly young athletes who are at risk for this type of impact. Football, hockey ...

Two types of back injury are spondylolisthesis and cervical radiculopathy. Both have their own set of symptoms, causes, and treatments. The spine, or backbone, is made up of a column of 33 bones ...

You can repeat this stretch three times. This is a simple move that stretches out lower your back and can help with a spondylolisthesis (condition affecting the lower vertebrae of your spine).

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. Clinical studies have since shown that arthrodesis improves outcomes.