Spondylolysis is defined as a structural defect that involves the breaking down of the vertebra (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015). Symptoms of this condition include lower back and lower limb pain. In fact, spondylolysis is one of the common causes of back pain in adolescents, particularly young athletes. This injury most often occurs on children and adolescents who are involved in sports that place repeated stress on the lower back. Furthermore, in some cases spondylolysis can lead to spondylolisthesis, when the vertebra begins to shift out of place (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015). This is what occurred to patient E.B. In spondylolysis, a stress fracture occurs through the pars interarticularis part of the spine (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015). Most
