Treatments
The goal of retrolisthesis treatment is to alleviate pain and inflammation. Depending on the severity of the condition and the affected discs or tissues, there are many options available. Nonsurgical treatments include:
– Applying heat compresses to reduce pain
– Microcurrent therapy to alleviate pain, inflammation, and swelling with low-level electric currents
– Massages or myofascial release to improve blood circulation and restore muscle tone
– Physical therapy to improve the strength of your core, back, and spine muscles
Surgery is only suggested when these non-surgical options do not work. Your doctor needs to assess whether long-term neurological or spinal damage might occur before choosing a suitable option. The main goal of spinal surgery is to reduce instability, pain, and slippage, as well as reverse or prevent any neurologic loss. [7]
