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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Back Pain And Shortness Of Breath
Question: MY HUSBAND HAS HAD PERSISTENT BACK PAIN FOR MONTHS. NOW THE PAIN IS ALSO IN HIS LEGS AND HE HAS A HARD TIME WALKING. HE NOW HAS SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND HAS TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS WITH ACTIVITY. HE IS 50 YEARS OLD. ANY THOUGHTS?
Brief Answer:
I think there is disease in spine and Heart both
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that there is two problems in your husband's case.
1.Spine - There is compression of nerves in the spine. It is causing pain during walking on prolonged standing or walking. I would recommend you get MRI of the spine to confirm the diagnosis and assessment of canal diameter. If there is critical shortening of diameter then he may need surgery. Otherwise medicines are sufficient in early stages. Pregabalin M tablet is given in night.
2 Breathlessness on walking is more serious issue and it is related to heart. I would recommend you to get blood pressure and ECG and 2D echo examination. it will tell us why is the condition of heart. He should take salt restricted diet and he may need diuretics.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
I think there is disease in spine and Heart both
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that there is two problems in your husband's case.
1.Spine - There is compression of nerves in the spine. It is causing pain during walking on prolonged standing or walking. I would recommend you get MRI of the spine to confirm the diagnosis and assessment of canal diameter. If there is critical shortening of diameter then he may need surgery. Otherwise medicines are sufficient in early stages. Pregabalin M tablet is given in night.
2 Breathlessness on walking is more serious issue and it is related to heart. I would recommend you to get blood pressure and ECG and 2D echo examination. it will tell us why is the condition of heart. He should take salt restricted diet and he may need diuretics.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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