Spondylolisthesis Explained: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Take Back Your Life

Health Matters with Dr. Chillemi

Mike Chillemi

Self-improvement, Education, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Medicine

5 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel unexplained lower back pain, numbness, or weakness in your legs? You could be dealing with a hidden spinal issue called spondylolisthesis—and it’s more common than you think. In this episode of HealthMatter with Dr. Michael Chillemi, we cut through the noise and give you the no-fluff facts about this spine condition: what it is, how it starts, the symptoms to watch for, and the most effective treatments (both surgical and non-surgical).

Dr. Chillemi, a leading expert in chiropractic and holistic spine care, breaks down everything you need to know, with support from trusted medical sources like the Mayo Clinic and Google Health. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or just trying to figure out what's causing your pain, this episode is your go-to blueprint.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another edition of Health Matters.
0:07.8	I am your coach today, Dr. Michael Cillemone.
0:11.9	Welcome.
0:12.9	So in today's episode, what we're going to talk about is understanding spondylolisthesis.
0:20.0	We're going to break down the symptoms, the causes, the diagnosis, and the treatment.
0:24.6	It's going to give you a whole new understanding of what spondylolis thesis is.
0:29.6	How do you get it and really understand the granular layers of it?
0:35.6	So we're going to basically be taking a deep, deep dive into this condition.
0:42.3	And one of the things about this condition is that makes it trickier than most,
0:49.3	and we're going to get into this, is the way it presents from patient's side, right? So it can mimic a lot of other
0:57.7	conditions. And unless you understand what the symptoms are and how do you diagnose it, you won't
1:04.1	really understand it. So when I say, what is spondylolis thesis?
1:11.6	I know it's a very big word and most people have a very hard time when they see it.
1:15.6	What do you say?
1:16.6	How do you say that?
1:17.6	It's spondylolis thesis and it's a condition characterized by the forward or backward displacement
1:24.6	of a vertebrae over the one beneath it, leading to spine instability.
1:33.5	And it can vary in a degree of discomfort.
1:38.1	The condition mostly affects the lumbar spine, but it can affect other areas such as the cervical or thoracic
1:46.0	spurn. Most times it is in the lower back. The symptoms can range from mild discomfort to severe
1:54.0	pain and neurological deficits, depending on the degree of slippage and the impact on the surrounding neural tissue.
2:03.8	To understand spondylostasis in depth is essential to explore symptoms, causes, diagnosis,
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