halcyon.com Aim—To provide an understanding of the current concepts in the natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of spondylolysis based on the available medical literature.

Prevention and early detection of lumbar spondylolysis are essential since these fractures cause chronic low back pain and require suspension of all sports activities during treatment. Lumbar ...

Treatment for lumbar spondylosis is individualized based on symptoms and severity and can include: oral medications like NSAIDS, injections, nerve root blocks or ablations, spinal cord stimulation ...

Routine studies have previously consisted of anteroposterior and lateral lumbar radiographs ... not respond to a short course of nonoperative treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging is the study ...

The indirect treatment effect for disability and pain ... the effectiveness of surgical interventions for degenerative lumbar spondylosis. Limited evidence is now available to support some aspects ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS ... mild to moderate symptoms of LSS should undergo multimodal conservative treatment, such as patient education, pain medication, delordosing physiotherapy and ...

Objective: To determine whether the location of spondylolysis in the lumbar spine of athletes differs with biomechanical factors. Methods: Single photon emission computerised tomography and reverse ...