Hello. My son is 14 years old. He likes basketball very much and he’s even playing for the school team.
One year ago during a game he slipped on wet floor and fell to the ground. He only twisted his ankle but much worse was his back injury.
He was lying in bed for almost 3 months. His ankle was healed completely but his back stayed sore and painful on any movement.
He went to see at least five different doctors but most of them said that this is only trauma which will heal by it self. But, 5 months passed and progress was not present.
One doctor, a month ago said that it’s maybe spondylolisthesis and that he’ll maybe need a surgery.
First of all, doctors should jump in conclusions so easily.
You should do some X-ray examinations and then you’ll now for sure what is wrong with your back.
If your last doctor was right then I can tell you that you have a serious problem and that you can forget playing basketball again.
Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which one vertebra slips on another
and it is now unable to maintain its proper position.
There is a grading for this condition depending on the amount of slippage of the vertebra involved. Grade I is the mildest while grade V is the complete slippage.
Because often one part of vertebra is broken, no conservative cure can help. It is done only with surgery.
go see a neurosurgeon or orthopaedic spine specialist.....this is not normal