Non-Surgical Treatments for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis - Part 2

Learn about the non-surgical treatments for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. As you will see in the video, a majority of people presenting with a spondylolisthesis do not need surgery.

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Dr. Brian W. Su, MD
Spine Surgeon
Chief Development and Strategy Officer | California Orthopedics and Spine
Medical Director of Spine Surgery | Marin General Hospital
Director | Marin Healthcare District Board
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[sarafielder]

I started to cry when Dr. Su acknowledged the emotional effect pain associated with this condition can have. It's been a roller coaster ride for this commenter. Thank you for that courtesy, Dr. Su.

[sandraguti]

Finally a doctor talks how this spondy issue affects the person psychology by falling into depression or anxiety. This is an emotional game for me.

[blackopsgamer]

Wishing everyone watching this a nice day, and may everything work out in your favor🎉

[andym]

Smart guy. You can always tell when someone knows what they're talking about - they can take the complex and explain it with simple clarity. I would be very confident with this guy as my surgeon.

[ritastutler]

How nice for a doctor to realize that chronic back pain can be so depressing. I was walking three and a half miles with a friend a few times during the week and on my own for shorter periods. I am going to try and stay strong. Thank you ❤❤❤

[whatthe]

Excellent presentation. Would be very happy to have this person as my doctor.

[hunnybunny]

I love how he says, it pissed the nerve off. I couldn't describe my nerves better

[loannett]

My leg pain was so severe, my life was so limited, depression so deep, I don't know what I would have done if I had not found Dr Su.( thank you utube!) My back is a mess: Spondylosis spinal stenosis scoliosis and osteoporosis.
Thank you for you skill, your great office staff and your utubes.❤

[cmbooks]

Dr. Su, you really have a way of calming a scary situation so that patients can listen, learn and consider what is best for them. Thank you for your channel

[wayn]

Thank you so much. I have just learned more in your 11 minutes than I have in the last 4 years of dealing with all the pain and all the shit that goes with it. Repeating myself over and over again to so called specialists and surgeons. Everything you spoke about was clear and honest. Thank you.

[papadopification]

He is such a brilliant doctor, he speaks so well. Love that guy.

[adefauzia]

Alhamdulillah/thanks God, i found your YT on my case. Thank you doc, only you suggested otherwise. I am 68 y.o. mine is grade 1 n healthy. My spine doc suggested me for ops. My pain is bearable/manageable. I take ibuprofen only when going out all day. I still can travel very far by bus, thousands miles, alone. Right now i am in therapy twice a week at a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thanks again doc n God bless you! 👍🏻😍

[tommychang]

I am trying to avoid traditional spinal fusion operations. metal rods, screws, and therefore restricting movement.

[judyoneal]

My poor Mom had this happen to her at age 87. She had terrible back pain & so I took her to the neurosurgeon who had done a lumbar decompression a year prior. I might add, she recovered from that surgery nicely. Unfortunately, we accepted the answer of no to a permanent fix “at her age”. What a mistake that was. I guess it depends on how you look at it, but I feel I failed her. My Mom is 94 now & frankly, you wouldn’t let a dog suffer with the pain she has been forced to live with these past 7 years. Unfortunately for her, in time she gradually lost the ability to do most all of the things she enjoys. For years now she’s been unable to go to church, go out to dinner, to sit at the piano, to sit at the dining room table & enjoy dinner with the family at holidays. My Mom can’t stand long enough to brush her teeth, or for the Keurig to run so she can make herself a cup of coffee. Any activity that requires she load her spine is extremely painful. Over these 7 years her diagnosis has morphed into “degenerative scoliosis”. It’s heart breaking as she’s really healthy considering her age. Her high blood pressure is well controlled & she has no dementia. Her short-term memory has only started failing her some in the last year or so. Now her pain keeps her from taking even a few steps some days so she uses a wheelchair between her hospital bed & her recliner. She no longer leaves the house really at all. Now, it may be that at age 87 no neurosurgeon in his or her right mind would have agreed to operate & fuse her when she was 87 (that’s what we were told she’d need). But I don’t know that, because I didn’t encourage her to at least get a 2nd opinion. I really regret that. I am not saying folks should def get surgery, or def not get surgery. That is a decision that can only be made by a patient & their surgeon. I am saying if you are living in debilitating pain and are told you are not a surgical candidate, before you decide to accept a lifetime of debilitating pain, no matter how long or short folks think you have left, please get a 2nd opinion.

[Shelllock]

I'm only grade 1 spondylisthesis and I feel for those further along and it's already so incredibly debilitating and painful for me. I hope you are all being cared for and heard

[XCarfaxAbbeyX]

How wonderful! A doc who believes in pain and seems to be willing to manage pain from spondy appropriately. I was just

[terryschwaighofer]

Thank you for your videos. I have been watching. I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease about a year ago. I did therapy for short time which helped. However, I did quit when the pain got better. Before that I had been about 40 pounds overweight and became motivated to lose the weight. I started doing a work out called Size it up. I hate excersize, but fell in love with this excersize. I lost 35 pounds and then my back began hurting really bad. That's when I went to my Doctor who sent me to physical therapy. The therapist told me I couldn't do the size it up excizes anymore. I rarely cry but I did about this because I knew I would put the weight back on and I did. It sent me into a deep depression. Then this year the pain in my lower back got so bad that I can't do anything or I end up flat on my back. I went to unload my washing machine and broke 3 ribs. Dexascan showed Osteoporosis. I had Hyperthyroidism when I was 40 and got down to 95 pounds so I had to gave my thyroid destroyed. And had to have a full hysterectomy due to bleeding tumers. I am 61 now and it the bone issues started about 2 years ago. I started on Evenity and took the shots for 6 months. I stopped this month due to the cost. I'm now taking vitamin d 5000 mg. I can't take any of the other bone meds due to conflict with other meds I take for stomach and bowl disease. I feel stuck but don't want to take the shots in my back or have surgery even though the pain is severe and is affecting my life severely. I just want to thank you very much because no one took the time to really explain all this to me. So I truly thank you♥️. And you have motivated me to start with the phsical therapy again. Just wanted you to know that you are so very appreciated ♥️. I now understand it all and what I have to change. But I sure miss the excersizes I was doing with Size it up. Life isn't for sissies and I'm am lol. Again, thank you
Terry Schwaighofer

[madhuabeyrathna]

Dear doctor.. Thank you very much for explaining well about the available treatments. I have a bad back pain, sometimes pain in buttocks, legs as well. I did an X-ray, results says I have grade 1 lytic spondylolisthesis in L5. However I got a call from GP saying that no concerns with my X-ray just to see a physio. Lucky I requested a copy of my results from radiologist because I know the pain I'm going through, so now I know what causes my lower back pain. I'm just 37, recently bought a house, wanted to settle down and have a family. I like to have a child. But I'm scared now how can I go through a pregnancy with the pain I already have. I used to dance a lot but can't remember a date I danced lately. I'm going to a physio since last 4 months, took anti-inflammatory as well. Nothing helped really. I feel anxious about my future now. Any suggestions from you doctor? You might not see my comment, looks like video is posted while ago. However I really appreciate the knowledge you given to us through your video, god bless you. ❤

[spicyspacecake]

This was brilliant! I was just diagnosed with the “spondy” (too hard to remember/type full name) & this gave me a very pragmatic understanding with hope! Thanks so very much for taking the time…

[probitybriches]

I suffer with narrowing of spinal canal. Weakness in quads and recently herniated L4L5. One thing I would add that helps but sounds crazy is celery. I hate the taste, but the relief offsets taste. 3 raw stalks in the morning. Natural anti-inflammatory are found in it.