Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra in your spine slips out of position, causing it to rest in an abnormal position on the vertebra below it. Most often, this occurs in the lower spine, between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in adults, although spondylolisthesis can occur among two (or more) vertebrae anywhere along your spinal column.
Your Symptoms Depend on the Degree of Slippage
There are varying grades of severity (from 1 to 5) with spondylolisthesis; grade 1 is the least severe, with less than 25 percent slippage, while grade 5 indicates the top vertebrae has fallen completely off the supporting bone below it (otherwise known as 100 percent slippage).
Depending on the grade, you may feel no symptoms at all, or you may have severe lower back pain, pain in your legs, thighs and buttocks, and even numbness, tingling, radiating pain or weakness in your legs, which are signs of nerve damage resulting from the pressure of your vertebra on your nerves. In the most severe cases, severe vertebra slippage from spondylolisthesis can cause Read More













