Reduction in Cervical Anterolisthesis & Pain in a 52-Year-Old Female Using Chiropractic BioPhysics® Technique: A Case Study and Selective Review of Literature

Degenerative cervical spondylolisthesis (DCS) had previously been thought to be a rare condition when compared to degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. However, with consequences from untreated spondylolisthesis including pain, myelopathy, and radiculopathy, it has now become recognized as an under-studied condition which may be more prevalent than previously thought. Spondylolisthesis of the spine refers to an anterior or posterior displacement of vertebrae relative to the vertebrae below. In the cervical spine, anterior or posterior vertebral displacement typically results from degenerative or traumatic causes. Trauma is the most common cause of spondylolisthesis in the cervical spine. Injuries that most often lead to traumatic cervical spondylolisthesis include fracture of the C2 vertebrae (hangman fracture), unior bilateral facet dislocation, and facet fracture subluxation. Abstract