What’s a spondylolisthesis?

Spondylolisthesis generally refers to spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis may be related to obesity, degenerative changes of lumbar vertebrae, and excessive pressure on the lumbar region. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease and treat the cause. 1. Obesity: due to obesity, the weight of the lumbar spine increases so that the lumbar spine protrudes forward, causing the intervertebral joint capsule and the longitudinal ligaments before and after the relaxation of the spine, resulting in the occurrence of spondylolisthesis. 2. Degenerative changes in the lumbar spine: mostly seen in elderly patients. Due to the degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc, the height of the articular synovial joints decreases, causing the relaxation of the anterior longitudinal ligaments and posterior longitudinal ligaments, so that the intervertebral height decreases, and the vertebral body is dislocated, leading to the occurrence of vertebral spondylolisthesis. 3. Excessive pressure on the lumbar region: mostly seen in the long-term gravity labor work of the crowd. The lower lumbar spine is subjected to greater stress and activity, so that the isthmus is repeatedly subjected to fatigue fracture, etc., causing isthmus collapse, resulting in the instability of the vertebral body of the spine and displacement forward. There are many causes of spondylolisthesis, and it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease.