Back pain in adolescent athletes (part 2), with Dr Mitchell Selhorst

Dr Mitchell Selhorst continues his chat about spondylosis/spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis in adolescent athletes. After reviewing the who, why, and what in part 1, today’s episode is full of clinical pearls about rehabilitation and return to sport.

Dr Selhorst presents a 3-stage approach to rehabilitation, and shares how he thinks differently when planning rehabilitation for an acute vs. a chronic injury. Another big take-home message: how important it is to consider the psychological aspect of these injuries for youth athletes.

RESOURCES

More on rehabilitation for spondylolysis in youth athletes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7134351/

Micheli Functional Scale: https://pubmed.ncbi.nm.nih.gov/22382433/

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