Maven Sports Medicine effectively combines our high standard of orthopedic rehabilitation practice with our clear understanding of elite fitness and sports performance. Maven’s Doctors of Physical Therapy have decades of combined practice experience in orthopedic rehabilitation, sports strength/conditioning, fitness, and athletic training. Our dedication to providing excellent evidence-based care to all our active and athletic patients remains consistent.

Diagnosis:

Spondylolisthesis can be diagnosed clinically (that is, by an evaluation from a medical professional) and confirmed by diagnostic tests such as an X-ray and/or MRI.

A patient may say one of the following during the evaluation:

• "I have a mild ache and stiffness in my lower back."
• "I started having pain/cramping in one (or both) thighs and/or buttocks."
• "My leg(s) have begun feeling tired and weak."
• "I am feeling increased tightness in my hamstrings."
  
  
  After your history is taken, your spinal active range of motion will be measured. You will be asked to bend forward, backward, sideward, and to rotate to see if any of these motions reproduce your symptoms. Usually, bending backward reproduces painful symptoms down the leg(s). Other tests will be performed to confirm the diagnosis.