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Spondylolisthesis

You are probably looking at my blog title and saying...spondyloli-what??? Well, I have been seeing this condition more often in the clinic lately and so I thought I would write a blog about it since I "had" the condition.

Spondylolisthesis sounds like a big word, however breaking it down makes it more simple. Spondylo- refers to the "spine" and -listhesis refers to "slippage of". Put it together and it means a slippage of the spine. Spondylolisthesis is the condition where one vertebrae (bone of your spine) slips forward on an adjacent one. This usually occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back).

The slippage can be present at birth, occur in early childhood, or appear…

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