It is usually non-operative, and surgery is only necessary in a small percentage of patients. Your specialist may suggest that you modify some of your usual physical activities, this will help to help settle symptoms from mechanical back pain.
Special braces are occasionally prescribed to ease back pain. Short periods of bed rest can sometimes help with very painful episodes. A comprehensive physical rehabilitation program can assist in settling pain and inflammation, as well as improving mobility and strength.
A combination of physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and clinical Pilates typically works well and is often recommended. The aims of these physical therapies are to assist you in:. Some patients also benefit from chiropractic treatment osteopathy, remedial massage, and acupuncture.
Having a review by a clinical psychologist can be helpful in for creating strategies to manage pain. It is also important to address any associated feelings of depression or anxiety, as these conditions can heighten your experience of pain. Medication often plays an important role in controlling pain and easing muscle spasms. It can also help you to get back to a normal sleep pattern. Long-term medication usage should be closely supervised as problems such as tolerance and dependence addiction are known to occur.
Surgery is only needed only if other non-surgical treatments are not keeping your pain at a manageable level. Surgical treatment for spondylolisthesis need to take into account both mechanical instability and compressive nerve pressure issues. The L5-S1 spinal motion segment, also called the lumbosacral joint, is the transition region between the lumbar spine and sacral spine in the lower back. In this region, the curvature of the spine changes from lumbar lordosis forward curve to sacral kyphosis backward curve.
L5-S1 helps transfer loads from the spine into the pelvis and legs. The lumbar spine receives a high degree of stress. Watch: Lumbar Spine Anatomy Video. The L5-S1 motion segment has distinctive anatomy and receives a higher degree of mechanical stress and loads compared to the segments above. Read more about Spinal Discs. The L5-S1 motion segment provides a bony enclosure for the cauda equina nerves that continue down from the spinal cord and other delicate structures.
See Lumbar Spine Anatomy and Pain. The L5-S1 situated at the bottom of the vertebral column is typically subject to excessive biomechanical stress, leading to more loads and an increased risk of injury. Common problems include:. Watch Lumbar Spondylolysis Video. While rare, malignant tumors, such as sacral chondromas may occur in the L5-S1 level. Vertebral and disc pain from L5-S1 may occur suddenly following an injury or gradually develop over a period of time.
Typically, a dull ache or sharp pain may be felt in the lower back. Spondylolisthesis can certainly be an annoyance—sometimes a major one—but it is not dangerous. Think of your washing machine. If it's like most others, its parts will wear down over time. How quickly it wears down will depend on things like the size of your family … and how messy they are. Now imagine your son leaves rocks in his pocket, which you forget to empty.
The washing machine goes into its mile-per-hour spin cycle. Now there's a long crack in the drum, and your messy son is grounded. Spondylolisthesis can work the same way. Andrew H. Milby, MD, physician at Penn Medicine, describes two types:. There is no known reason why some people develop spondylolisthesis from wear and tear, while others do not.
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