After complaining of back pain (on and off) for over a year, Bree’s tolerance level finally hit its peak after last weekend’s tournament in San Jose.
X-rays yesterday determined that she has spondyloslisthesis:
Adolescent spondylolisthesis is often the result of a traumatic injury occuring during the preadolescent years, when the skeleton is not yet mature. When this injury (usually a bilateral spondylolysis) fails to heal, adolescent spondylolisthesis may be the result.
Teens who participate in sports like football or gymnastics, or who pitch baseball or row competitively, may have a higher rate of the disorder because of the stress these activities put on the lumbar region of the spine.
Apparently she broke the lower lumbar area of her spine in an injury years ago that never healed properly and has now caused the vertebra to slip forward, resulting in severe pain.
As we left the doctor’s office this morning she was all, "Wow. This is kinda cool. I’ve never had a broken bone before."
