ALLMedicine™ Lumbar Spondylolysis Center

Feb 26th, 2023 - The changes in lumbar lordosis angle (LL) and sacral slope angle (SS) related to upper limb elevation and thoracic kyphosis angle (TK) in baseball players with spondylolysis remain unclear. Herein, we investigated baseball players with spondylolys...

Jan 27th, 2023 - The prevalence of chronic lower back pain (CLBP) among baseball players is high. CLBP is associated with reduced participation in practice and games. This pilot study examined the factors associated with CLBP among high school baseball players in ...

Dec 20th, 2022 - Pole vaulting involves trunk flexion, extension, and rotation, which may place the lumbar spine under stress. Repeated pole vaulting may cause lumbar disc degeneration (DD) and lumbar spondylolysis (LS); however, this phenomenon is yet to be estab...

Oct 19th, 2022 - Spondylolysis occurs bilaterally or unilaterally and bilateral spondylolysis increases the risk of developing isthmic spondylolisthesis. The characteristics of the lumbar lordosis angle (LLA), sacral slope angle (SSA), and spondylolysis fracture a...

Jun 30th, 2022 - This study was conducted to investigate the incidence of lumbar degeneration findings and low back pain (LBP) in children and adolescent weightlifters using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and medical questionnaires over a 5-year period. Moreover...

Mar 29th, 2021 - Aim of this study was to determine the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on pain and functional disability in patients with lumbar spondylolysis. Thirty four (29 males & 5 females) diagnosed subjects of lumbar spondylolysis with symptomat...

May 6th, 2014 - Lumbar spondylolysis is a relatively common condition that causes severe and perennial back pain in young populations. Conservative treatment of this condition may be futile, and may eventually require surgical treatment such as direct repair of p...

Sep 30th, 2015 - Spondylolysis, a defect in the pars interarticularis, is the single most common identifiable source of persistent low back pain in adolescent athletes. 1,2 The diagnosis of spondylolysis is confirmed by radiographic imaging.

May 1st, 2014 - A 25-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with low-back pain that radiated down into his right thigh. The patient stated the pain began 1 week earlier when he was lifting weights and had increased in severity to the poin.