Open AccessCONSIDERATION OF SPORT DEMANDS FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD LACROSSE PLAYER WITH RECALCITRANT SYMPTOMATIC SPONDYLOLYSIS: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Mary Kate Murray,
Jessica Maxwell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20201196
Subject(s) - spondylolysis , pars interarticularis , medicine , athletes , physical therapy , return to sport , range of motion , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , spondylolisthesis , lumbar
Spondylolysis is an anatomical defect or fracture of the pars interarticularis and encompasses almost half of all cases of low back pain in adolescent athletes. Most athletes return to sport with conservative treatment, but it is possible that consideration of sport demands may further improve rate of successful return. When surgery is performed, complication rate is high, so all conservative measures should be explored before considering surgical intervention. The purpose of this case report is to present a program where demands of sport were considered and allowed successful return to sport for a subject with recalcitrant symptomatic spondylolysis that had failed to respond to prior treatment.