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Cervical Spondylitis
My mom is suffering from severe back, shoulder and leg pain and MRI revealed that desiccation of all dorsal and lumbar intervertebral discs; posterior bulge in D11-D12 disc with indentation on adjacent and lower cord; Anterolateral osteophyte formation at L1-L2, L2-L3 and L5-S1 level; diffuse disc bulge at L1-L2 and L2-L3 causing moderate to severe canal stenosis, causing compression of adjacent nerve roots; desiccation of all lumbar intervertebral discs with loss of L2-S1 disc height and many more(the list goes on). Please suggest what to do.
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Hot fomentation x twice daily.
Neck Exercises.
Neck Stretching.
Postural Correction.
Shoulder Shrugs .
Core Strengthening Exercises.
Take frequent Breaks at work
Use cervical pillow.
Use Back Support.
Self Massage the back of neck.
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Mr. Sreenivasa Rao (PT)
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23 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi...
I suggest you to kindly meet a orthopaedic surgeon initially get a opinion...then consult a physio to work on spinal stenotic condition...
She need to be assessed clinically as she can't be just treated with a mri findings...
Once issue is identified clinically then treatment can be initiated...
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