. ▁This ▁loss ▁of ▁motion ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁compens ated ▁for ▁at ▁segments ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁trans itional ▁verte bra ▁resulting ▁in ▁acceler ated ▁deg ener ation ▁and ▁stra in ▁through ▁the ▁L 4 ▁disc ▁level ▁which ▁can ▁become ▁sympt om atic ▁and ▁infl ame ▁the ▁adjacent ▁L 5 ▁n erve ▁root ▁resulting ▁in ▁" sci atic " ▁or ▁rad icular ▁pain ▁patterns . ▁S col ios is ▁is ▁frequently ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁associated . ▁ ▁Di agn osis ▁The ▁diagn osis ▁depends ▁on ▁appropriate ▁patient ▁history ▁back ed ▁by ▁imag ing ▁studies ▁like ▁X ▁ray ▁and ▁M RI . ▁L umb os ac ral ▁sp ine ▁radi ograph s ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁the ▁ske let al ▁ab normal ity . ▁M RI ▁helps ▁in ▁confirm ation . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁Non ▁surg ical ▁treat ments ▁include ▁ster oid ▁in jections ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁back ▁or ▁radio fre quency ▁sens ory ▁ab lation . ▁Phys ical ▁ther apy ▁inter vent ions ▁are ▁also ▁helpful ▁in ▁early ▁cases ▁and ▁are ▁focused ▁around ▁mobil ization , ▁neural ▁stretch ing , ▁and ▁core ▁strength ening ▁exer cis es . ▁S urg ical ▁inter vention ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁last ▁resort ▁if ▁all ▁conserv ative ▁methods ▁fail . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁treated ▁surg ically ▁with ▁poster ol ater al ▁fusion ▁or ▁res ection ▁of ▁the ▁trans itional ▁art ic ulation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : P ain <0x0A> </s> ▁Fer enc ▁Ber kes ▁( born ▁ 8 ▁August