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Spondylolisthesis
Hello doctors my mother had back pain which doctor said becoz of spondylolisthesis, which radiated towards her left leg making difficult for her to walk. Its been one month now her pain is gone completely. She rested at home took medicine completed her medicine course for 15 days. Now she can walk around the house doing all her work no pain at all. But i am still scared to take her out for walk or somewhere. Thinking what if her pain comes back. What should i do can i take her out of the house for walk, or mall plz suggest the next step.
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Walk using lumbar corset brace and let her do spinal extensions and back muscle strengthening exercises. Kindly contact our clinic for further assistance and treatment
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Best option will be surgery and that will help her do her all activities and be independent
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'Gradual return to usual activities ' is the dictum one should follow.
She should follow ' exercises for backache ' as shown in my YouTube channel "drncgupta".
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Wait for few days, than let her go out of home
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Dr. Parteek Bansal
Orthopedic surgeon
8 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Physiotherapy
Avoid forward bending and weight lifting
Rest
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
Use Lumbar Brace while doing Work
Avoid Heavy Lifting and Forward Bending
Rest
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