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Unable to walk long distance without pain after fall.

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good day to all :)

My mother have a problem with her "right knee" and also her "back" due to fail in the bathroom before 10 years maybe :)

until know she can't walk for long distance without pain

we had gone to a lot of hospitals and they always recommend "Physiotherapy" & "injections" but still she is suffering from pain.

I had attached the documents with every paper we take from hospital

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Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
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Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.

Her right knee shows joint effusion and osteoarthritis, which are age related changes but could have been more aggravated by the fall in the bathroom. Normally the treatment involves Acetaminophen or NSAIDs such as Advil or Naproxen on a daily basis. If this is not helpful, some orthopaedicians prefer hyaluronate injections or cortisone shots which I believe has been given to her? Also, what is her weight and height?
The last option is arthroplasty if none of the medical measures work.
Regarding the back, there is right sciatica and lumbar spondylosis. She has diffuse disc bulging which also increases the chances of compression of the adjoining nerve or vessel structures. Has she received any treatment for her back till now? How bad is the back pain?
Please feel free to discuss further,
Regards.

Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

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