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170 lb 5'5" f. l5 spondylolysis and facet syndrome dx in sept. feeling a slight bump on spine, is it starting to slip? 4-6 on px scale always.

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

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Not likely: Not terribly likely, but you are right a spondylolysis can sometimes progress to a spondylolisthesis in which one vertebrae slips forward on the other. I would not hesitate to be seen for an X-ray if you are concerned, particularly if you are having increased pain; but it is pretty uncommon for that to happen.

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Answered 2/9/2017

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A member asked:

170 lb 5'5" f. l5 spondylolysis and facet syndrome dx in sept. feeling a slight bump on spine, is it starting to slip? 4-6 on px scale always.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Dr Hickerson and another doctor agreed

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