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Mom is feeling very weak
Dear Doctor, Mom is already a patient of Arthritis and blood pressure since many years taking medicine. Now she is very old and not able to work properly as usual and feeling pain in joints as well as in legs. She is restricted only with home. Not able to walk a few distance and always feels pain on her legs every time. Kindly suggest a therapy for her to gain strength and fix her problem with the pain.
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Dr. Mohit Garg
Joint Replacement Surgeon
6 yrs exp
Bathinda
Get xrays of her knee joints and share
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Your mom should get relief with physiotherapy. But if her knees are severely worn out then the best option for her would be total knee replacement surgery.
Take pain medicines for prolonged duration is harmful to the kidneys especially in patients with high blood pressure
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
Rheumatologist
34 yrs exp
Chennai
Pl tell me what type of arthritis she has
Pl do following tests for arthritis
CBC ESR CRP RF Anticcp uric acid
Pl take paracetamol for pain
Calcium and vitamin D for strength
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