 [ Symptoms ] what is the treatment for spondylolysis [ Disease ] there are a lot of different ways to treat a spondy it really depends if this is a new fracture or he has had this for a while if on bone scan this was not an acute or new fracture most will treat without a brace and do physical therapy if this is an acute spondy there is a better chance of healing the fracture by using a brace also this is more serious of an injury if the spondy is bilateral