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Low back pain
Sir my wife is having low back pain, her pain radiates to lower limb. she visited a doctor, doctor said pain is because of gap in backbone.
Is gap in backbone can be identified by just seeing the back or it may required some medical test???
if a person having gap in backbone, how her posture look while standing, walking or sitting ??
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Dr. Pravin Waghmare
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20 yrs exp
Pune
Low back pain radiating to lower limb is usually due to disc prolapse other causes are spond ylosis that occurs mainly after 50 years ; other cause is spondylolisthesis .
By doing clinical examination we can access the reason of pain and further confirm the diagnosis by x ray or MRI scan .
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