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What Do My MRI Test Reports Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2016

Question: My Mother is suffering for severe back and neck pain.
she is not able to walk in a normal speed and sit for a long time in a same posture.
I am attaching her MRI reports.
Please suggest what is the issue and what should we do.
Is Ceragem helpful in this?

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
MRI reports are not visible.Please re upload.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist,here to answer your query.

I would surely like to guide you well in this regard, however please note that MRI reports are not visible here. Probably there is some error in uploading. Please re upload the reports.

I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM (Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (1 hour later)

Hi, I have provided some attachments. Please review them.

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Medicines and Physiotherapy/Surgery is last resort.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.

I have gone through the attachments which you have uploaded.Your mother is having 'degenerative spine' with predominant involvement in cervical(C4-C5,C6-C7) and lumbar spine(L4-L5). For now, she should be put on medicines(antineuralgics like pregabalin,gabapentin,duloxetine along with calcium/vitamin D and methylcobalamin supplementation).At the same time,it is crucial for her to do regular spinal exercises.She should be instructed by a good physiotherapist.
If medicines and physiotherapy does not improve the symptoms,surgery is the last report in such cases.

Hope that helps.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar