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spondylolisthesis
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joebob254
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Frisco,
Did they say what grade it was. My spondo was aquired after my first failed surgery (L2-L3) and was progressively getting worse. No amount of stretching that I did releaved the tightness. Activity gave me a progressively worse burning sensation below my shoulder blades. Once it was diagnosed, I was back in surgery two weeks later having a full fusion done.
Good luck,
Joe
Did they say what grade it was. My spondo was aquired after my first failed surgery (L2-L3) and was progressively getting worse. No amount of stretching that I did releaved the tightness. Activity gave me a progressively worse burning sensation below my shoulder blades. Once it was diagnosed, I was back in surgery two weeks later having a full fusion done.
Good luck,
Joe
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Jamie97
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I also have spondylolisthesis, after spinal fusion and roRAB, I have now severe pain in mid back and also severe sacroliliac joint pain, surgeon said if operate feels might be worse than am now have been unable to work for the past two years, unable to do minmial houshold jobs, have severe pain, any activity makes pain worse took meRAB, had hydro water made pain worse, went to chiro no help took lyrica, now might have to have simulator any one have a simulator inserted does it help?
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SpineAZ
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Frisco:
It's important to find out what grade your spondylolisthesis is at. Here are the grades and you can often find this on the MRI report (which you can request from the facility that did the x-ray, CT, MRI):
Grade 1: 25% of vertebral body has slipped forward
Grade 2: 50%
Grade 3: 75%
Grade 4: 100%
Grade 5: Complete (spondyloptosis)
I had surgery when I was at Grade 2. My surgery worked well and I did well for 17 years. I have VERY lax ligaments and tendons (which is rare) and last year L3 slipped forward so I had it fused as well. Thus far decent results.
If you are at Grade 1 then Physical Therapy is a viable treatment. But should your symptoms ever change you'll likely want to get more testing done to see if the grade has worsened.
Spondylolisthesis is actually very common (especially in women) and for some people it's discovered only when they have have testing for another unrelated problem. And, for some they never advance per Grade 1 and have to make sure to use proper body mechanics to keep a healthy back.
It's important to find out what grade your spondylolisthesis is at. Here are the grades and you can often find this on the MRI report (which you can request from the facility that did the x-ray, CT, MRI):
Grade 1: 25% of vertebral body has slipped forward
Grade 2: 50%
Grade 3: 75%
Grade 4: 100%
Grade 5: Complete (spondyloptosis)
I had surgery when I was at Grade 2. My surgery worked well and I did well for 17 years. I have VERY lax ligaments and tendons (which is rare) and last year L3 slipped forward so I had it fused as well. Thus far decent results.
If you are at Grade 1 then Physical Therapy is a viable treatment. But should your symptoms ever change you'll likely want to get more testing done to see if the grade has worsened.
Spondylolisthesis is actually very common (especially in women) and for some people it's discovered only when they have have testing for another unrelated problem. And, for some they never advance per Grade 1 and have to make sure to use proper body mechanics to keep a healthy back.
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baudyboy
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I have a grade III spondy L5/S1 and everything I have read about inversion and decompression says it is recommended for people with compressed discs but NOT for any kind of lesthesis. Since your pars structures are broken or not connected, the inversion will just stretch your sciatic nerve at the level where the spondylo is. Get a doctors opinion if you have a spondy and want to try inversion techniques.
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SpineAZ
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I agree with baudtboy. Spondyloloistheses is an inherent instability where one vertebrae is over the other and shifted forward. An in version table does not help this though surgery is quite successful people have success with fusion surgery with spindlolisthesrs can be fixes. It took me 17 years to add L3 (this year) and the surgeons said my discs at L3-L4 looked great. I think the outcomes are better because you are not treating disc hernitations, just aligning the spinal vertebrae correctly.