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What is Spondylolysis?

You have been involved in a Kentucky car accident. You are injured and are experiencing back pain. You have gone to a chiropractor or a medical doctor and have been diagnosed with spondylolysis. What does this term mean?

Spondylolysis is a specific defect in the connection between vertebrae or the bones that make up the spinal column.  The defect can lead to small stress fractures and weaken the bones that slip out of place.  Many people with spondylolysis do not feel any symptoms and don't even know that they have this problem.  The most common symptom is having pain in the lower part of the back. The pain usually spreads across the lower back and seems to be just muscle strain.  The pain worsens with vigorous exercise.

There is a theory that points genetics or heredity as a factor of spondylolysis.  It indicates that some people are born with thin vertebrae.  Thus, it places them at a higher risk for fractures.  Some theory also suggests that repetitive trauma of the lower back can weaken the area which is between the pedicle and lamina bones called pars interarticularis.

Some people in Kentucky are bothered with back pain after a Kentucky automobile accident.  They feel the injury or pain in their lower back after the collision. They don't feel the pain until after the accident.  Findings say that this kind of defect is normally genetic because it occurs from the inside.  However an automobile accident that injures the area where spondylolysis is occurring can cause it to become worse. Doctors often state that the condition was dormant and brought into a disabling reality by the Kentucky car accident.  

If you are the victim of a Kentucky car accident you should immediately seek medical attention. By being examined immediately after the car accident it will help your Kentucky personal injury attorney document your injuries. This will give you a fighting chance when the insurance company claims that your injury was pre-existing.