Retrolisthesis explained by Irvine Chiropractor

[@jett742]

Ive had first degree retrolisthesis for about a year now. It’s a real pain in the beginning. The things that have helped me the most have been core strengthening, can’t stress this enough, the goal is to protect your spine. You’re right about the crunches, not good to round your back durning the beginning stages of this injury. Daily stretching is key. Overall strength training has helped a ton, mainly focusing on the posterior chain. Sit down AS LEAST as possible, sittin puts crazy pressure on the spine. And just staying dedicated to getting better. I know there are tons of people who suffer from this injury and there really isn’t a lot of research on retro specifically, but it can get better.

[@irvinespine]

Yes. I am cautious about strength training because when done incorrectly which is most of the time, it will do damage more than good. I suggest doing them at a chiropractic office that does DNS or developmental Kinesiology or McGill

[@eve54ut]

Jett, Thank you for the information! Would you please share the core exercises & stretches that have helped you w/ your retrolisthesis. Thanks!

[@bobbyarora3113]

@@irvinespine hallo doctor i am not able to find DNS exercise for lumbar retroleshsis on your channel. Pls. Share link

[@irvinespine]

@@bobbyarora3113 all DNS exercises that have to do with the toro stabilization are great. I suggest quadruped but make sure the requirements to do it correctly are in place.

[@rob3332]

Is a reverse hyper machine good for Retrolisthesis..?

[@fannyangarita8568]

What about on the nexk ??

[@imranpatel1797]

After doing pelvic tilt or bridge pose exercise I feel more pain for longer period of time.. I have l4l5 budge and l5s1 retrolesthesis what do you suggest

[@irvinespine]

Don’t have enough info to suggest anything.

[@spongebob2456]

Hi! Is retrolisthesis not recommended to do any Strenuous exercises ever cuz whatever im in right now requires me to do Strenuous exercises unfortunately

[@irvinespine]

Not IMO. It depends on many factors. Functional mobility is a big player

[@zamallama469]

Hello! I wanted to ask, I have grade 1 retrolithesis in L2, 3, 4, 5, and S1, just 1-2 mm, will it eventually go back to normal when the correct measures are taken? Will it cure? Please help!

[@irvinespine]

You can make sure it doesn’t get worse by stabilizing it.

[@ellielooking7139]

I have lumbar retrolisthesis, which seemed to happen after lifting a washing machine 3 months ago. I have barely any pain now, except for if I run (I used to run 5-6 days a week). Do you know if my body will adapt to be able to run again if I do exercises to strengthen my back?

[@irvinespine]

Can’t tell you without examining you. Where are you at?

[@ellielooking7139]

@@irvinespine I'm in a different country.

[@ariannecerizeaman2843]

doc i have mild rethrolisthesis. there is a mild posterior displacement of L5 over s1. what to do 😭

[@irvinespine]

Stability is the key

[@Winands74]

I have this but was given facet injections it’s not working, I hear you an others saying exercise but when it hurts I can’t even take a deep breath w out it hurting so bad? I’m confused if the pain is bad how can doing exercises help when I can’t even bend to put shoes on

[@irvinespine]

When you are in pain the goal has to be to get you out of pain. Sometimes meds is the only solution to get rid of the pain and while you are not experiencing pain, to do the necessary rehab work.

[@chuckrambo4401]

Surgery isn’t the end all. If PT only lowers your 9/10 pain to a 4/3 pain that is unacceptable.

[@allisonputt94]

Do you recommend the big 3 for retro?

[@irvinespine]

Please explain

[@abbylastnamehere4163]

I think the big three is a Stuart McGill protocol set of exercise

[@pulkitsharma8769]

Can it be put back in through chiropractic adjustments?? I have grade 1 retrolithesis

[@irvinespine]

No!

[@tmyrose7396]

When I first went to a pain clinic I was placed in a harness and then a table that slowly pulled my spine,I did this for 5 weeks every day except the weekends for 30 mins, it didn't help much

[@irvinespine]

not surprised. In most if not all of these cases, it is all about stability and most often, surgery should not be even considered. If you are nearby call the office and let's see what is going on with you.

[@torinikeia5722]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@mattvasquez06]

Hello doctor please help, im greatful for any info. I hurt my neck and X-rays showed retrolisthesis of c5 on c6. My pain is now into my shoulders and collarbone. Every morning I can not even lift my arm up, I have been on pain meds since 4/27/23 just to get through my day. Is there anything I can do to help this process? How long does something like this take to heal?

[@irvinespine]

I can’t tell you much because I don’t have enough info nor have examined you. Waiting for pain to go away is not the right way to expect the problem to go away. You also need to learn the dos and donts.

[@staceypollack6526]

Can you show the exercises for anterolithesis at c7? Thanks

[@irvinespine]

All exercises to strengthen the neck extensors are good. I suggest the prone neck glide exercise.

[@staceypollack6526]

@@irvinespine where do I find this exercise ? Thanks

[@irvinespine]

@@staceypollack6526 my KZbin channel under the playlist neck

[@eve54ut]

Thank you for the great info. Very helpful.

[@irvinespine]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MrVibes-hs1zd]

Wow I love it i rarely like and subscribe but I loved the video!!!! Thank you so much I saw you answering your subscribers can I ask a question? Well I’m 16 and I play disc golf if you haven’t heard of it it’s basically golf with discs or frisbees and it takes alooooot of rotation in the spine and it really challenges all of my supporting points in my back I did a lot of research and wound up here I hope this is what I have. I have always had pretty bad back pain but it worsened with my physical activities. I used to play video games a minimum of 10 hours a day and then I decided to be active witch caused my back to hurt.

[@irvinespine]

Thanks for the compliment. I can’t tell you if you have this or not with the info you provided. I am glad to see you active and can tell you that too much rotation is never good!

[@luyzqint3760]

Thank you for this video. Could you please tell me what to do with backwards misalignment (retrolisthesis) of C4?. My foggy brain doesn't allow me to fully understand everything you said, so I don't know if you mentioned what to do to fix it. FYI: I have seen 27 Chiropractors and no one has fixed it, they just tell me that I have an issue there. I don't know if because of it, but I have instability in the upper cervical. Thank you ✌️

[@irvinespine]

There is nothing you can do to fix it. You need to learn how to not make it worse and being scared of moving it is not the solution😉Does it show instability with the flexion/extension X-rays?

[@luyzqint3760]

@@irvinespine I don't know. You mean, head forward and backward?. If that's the case, he didn't take that kind of x-rays.

[@antoniodarosamartinez83]

Mrs Shakib, what's your opinion about ozone injections for retrolisthesis L4 L5 ? Thanks.

[@irvinespine]

No opinion. What is your goal for the injection?

[@antoniodarosamartinez83]

@@irvinespine sorry for my incorrect English Dr Shakib. My wife has been diagnosed with a retrolisthesis grade 2 in L4L5. She doesn't get any relief from painkillers including Tramadol. In another Spanish region my sister has got exactly the same issue, but in that region neurosurgeons use ozone injections on her back getting relief from 4 to 6 weeks, and do it again along the months. From a scale of 10 to 1 she gets a 4 of pain level relief. Even fentanyl does not get it with her pain. What's your opinion about? Thanks a lot Dr, regards from Spain. 🙏

[@irvinespine]

@@antoniodarosamartinez83 hmmm. If pain is unbearable then she should do what it takes to lower it BUT remember it is all about learning how to not make it worse. Stability of the spine and Posture is absolutely the key. I strongly advise her to look for the membership site launching at the end of the month.so important to know how to NOT mess it up by learning what the body likes and dislikes with movement.

[@chuckrambo4401]

Surgery is ok when you don’t respond to PT

[@irvinespine]

There are a lot of rehab practices that are generic to say the least. It is SO important to make sure you do your research to go to a great clinician.

[@chuckrambo4401]

Surgery is ok when PT fails. No reason to just lower the pain when you can eliminate it.

[@irvinespine]

Surgery has its place

[@carlosribeiro753]

fabulous 😜

[@robinwilliamsdouble5009]

She is a honey.