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Lumbar Spondylosis.
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Age 79 As I am having nerve pain in the ankle and slowly it will spread to leg up to the waist the pain starts while walking. There is no pain while resting. Doctor given me numeth p for this. And I had an MRI of Lumbosacral Spine. In that L3/4 and L4/5 discs shows loss of height.
Impression: single changes along the end plates adjacent to the L4/5 disc
Diffuse bulge of L3/4 disc with posterocentral/ left paracentral protrusion with ligamentum flava thickening.
Diffuse Bulge of L4/5.
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Osteoporosis with nerve compression
Need to start stretching and strengthening along with anti osteoporosis treatment
So consultation needed as age is 79
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Hii I am physical treapist I will help you to reduced your pain I will help to treat by exercises and equipment and exercises this before if you look at the vertebra and they are shifted we went to keep keep tham stable by strenthing the core primarily abdominal muscles we going to flex and you Bob so the first your gonna do is pelvic anterior Or posterior tilt Pelvis and tightening so stomach and your going to do10 to 15 If you comfortable of doing the we go for next things
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cross your hands like this and simply do a little crunch or little sit up and dont go have fully your pelvis pushing down while your doing.
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good point stretch your hamstring and quadriceps
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Start physiotherapy treatment for few days
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