Diseases

Retrolisthesis

Back

A retrolisthesis is a posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the subjacent vertebra to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation).

SYMPTOMS

Uneasiness in one area of your back.
Spine distortion or a bulge in your back.
Limited range of motion.
Back pain.
Other forms of pain in the region of displacement.

CAUSES

A retrolisthesis may involve the spine's vertebra, discs, ligaments, tendons (fascia), muscles, and nerves. It may cause symptoms related to other spinal disorders, such as spinal stenosis, facet joint dysfunction, cauda equina syndrome (lumbar spine), and intervertebral disc bulge or herniation.