to educate the athletes on the rehabilitation process so they know what to expect. for instance, explaining what activities to avoid and will cause pain as well as the duration of the treatment process. in addition, it is important to select the correct treatment option for each individual. for conservative methods, adherence to the exercise requires motivated patients as it can be tedious and time consuming. for instance, one study looking at deep abdominal co-contraction reported that it can take as long a 4–5 weeks to achieve this pattern of co-contraction. notable people with spondylolysis matt smith: actor who played the eleventh incarnation of the doctor in the bbc series doctor who and prince philip in the netflix series the crown. he initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but his spondylolysis forced him out of the sport.