Spondylosis

TRUE STORY: JOSEPH EXPERIENCED DEBILITATING PAIN; AFTER A FUSION, HIS FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT AND PAIN FREE!

Posted by The Virginia Spine Institute Team

August 21, 2012

True Story: In my 2009–2010 high school freshman year, the pain became increasingly debilitating for me. As I was growing taller, the plainly evident scoliosis (curvature), spondylolisthesis (misalignment), spondylolysis (stress fracture), stenosis (narrowing around the nerves), and other findings on numerous X-rays, CT’s, and MRI’s began to cause pain that increasingly took over my life. [...]

SPONDYLOLISTHESIS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CONDITION BEYOND IT BEING A 30-POINT SCRABBLE WORD

Posted by Dr. Thomas Schuler

March 8, 2012

When back pain sets in, patients ask “How did this happen and why did this happen?” One of the most common diagnoses is spondylolisthesis, or the forward slippage of one lumbar vertebra on another. Spondylolisthesis is often a result of spondylolysis, a stress fracture through the “pars” bones in the back of the spine. Patients [...]

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