British journal of sports medicineHumansAdolescentFemaleSpondylolysisMale
Immediate physical therapy is beneficial for adolescent athletes with active lumbar spondylolysis: a multicentre randomised trial.
Mitchell Selhorst, Emily Sweeney, Lisa C Martin, Jingzhen Yang, Jason Benedict, Madison Brna, Spondylolysis Physician Group, Anastasia N Fischer
Published: 202610.1136/bjsports-2025-110606
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of initiating physical therapy (PT) immediately versus resting before starting PT on pain and dysfunction over 12 months in adolescent athletes (10-19 years) with active lumbar spondylolysis. METHODS: This prospecti…
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