SPONDYLOLISTHESIS

 

SLOW ANTERIOR DISPLACEMENT OF THE VERTEBRA AT THE LOWER LUMBER SPINE.

CLASSIFICATION: 

1. DYSPLASTIC
2. ISTHMIC
3. TRAUMATIC
4. PATHOLOGICAL 

CLINICAL FEATURES: LOW BACK PAIN IS MOST COMMON, ALSO PAIN IN THE BUTTOCKS, TOES, THIGHS, AND LEGS.

TREATMENT: PHYSIO TREATMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT WHICH INCLUDES

• BRACING
• THERMOTHERAPY 
• CORRECT POSTURAL HABITS ARE TAUGHT
• EXERCISES TO CORRECT THE DEFORMITY
• PRONE LYING AND REPEATED STRETCHING OF THE HAMSTRING MUSCLES.