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Q: Spondylosis and spondylothesis: when can I expect a full rec

asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 25th, 2006

i have been diagnosed with spondylosis and spondylothesis in june of 06 and have been to physical therapy since,i have been ok'd back to work for light duty only,will i recover 100% from these conditions,i have a grade1 slippage of the L5(no surgery)i have had 2 steroid injections and still have severe pain in both knees ,tight hamstrings and have had harsh back spasms in which p/t needs to massage my back plus at the end of p/t they use electronics to soothe the muscles,my work wont allow me back to work til i am 100%(workers comp),and how long does this injury usually take to recover from?...i look forward toward your response

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 31st, 2006

Back Pain Answer A1729

According to your diagnoses (spondylosis and spondylolistesis) ,it doesn’t seems likely that you will recover 100%. Even if you recover enough, you should avoid hard work because physical stress and bearing too much weight are factors that add to the development and progression of such chronic degenerative disease like spondylosis. Treatment duration and efficiency, in the case of spondylosis, is individual and hard to predict.

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