Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which one vertebra slips forward over the one below it. It sounds alarming, but the reality is this: the great majority of slips are low-grade and managed **without surgery**. What decides things is not the millimetres of slip on the film but the person's pain and function — some people with a marked slip have few symptoms, while others with a mild slip struggle. In Bursa Nilüfer, Fzt. Kemran Hafız focuses not on putting the vertebra 'back in place' but on strengthening the muscles around it and raising the back's capacity to carry load.
About your physiotherapist
Fzt. Kemran Hafız provides one-to-one care for spondylolisthesis at the clinic in Bursa Nilüfer — in Fethiye Mahallesi, on Kelebek Sokak, at a central point of Nilüfer, opposite the Fethiye covered market.
It is a short trip by car or public transport from İhsaniye, Odunluk, Balat, Özlüce, Ataevler, 23 Nisan and the surrounding areas. Every session is one-to-one, assessment-based and tailored to you.
Most spondylolisthesis is managed without surgery; but numbness spreading into the leg, strength loss, or difficulty lifting the ankle upward shows the slip is affecting the nerve root and changes the course of the programme from the start.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız starts the assessment with strength, reflex and sensory examination. If there's no nerve finding, the programme is built around trunk stabilisation; if there is, the goal isn't limited to reducing pain, and if findings progress, physician assessment isn't delayed.
Most spondylolisthesis is managed without surgery; but numbness spreading into the leg, strength loss, or difficulty lifting the ankle upward shows the slip is affecting the nerve root and changes the course of the programme from the start.
Fzt. Kemran Hafız starts the assessment with strength, reflex and sensory examination. If there's no nerve finding, the programme is built around trunk stabilisation; if there is, the goal isn't limited to reducing pain.
If findings progress, physician assessment isn't delayed; if Fzt. Kemran Hafız identifies this, the referral is made.
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It can be a sign the slip is affecting the nerve root; this is clarified through neurological examination and the programme is built accordingly.
Mild, stable findings can improve noticeably with physiotherapy; progressive findings need physician assessment.
At regular intervals; the course of the nerve finding is tracked accordingly and the programme is updated when needed.
For back pain that persists without a clear imaging finding: a programme that looks for the source.
An exercise-based, one-to-one physiotherapy programme for back pain and pain radiating into the leg.
For pain travelling from the back into the hip and leg: assessment that identifies the source, then graded exercise.
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