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What Causes Severe Fatigue And BP While Treating Survical Spondalities And Slipped Disc?

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Posted on Wed, 27 Apr 2016
Question: I am 64 yrs old with 50kg weight. I am suffering from neck paid (survical spondalities) alongwith slipped disc probleml. By regular exercise as advised by doctors, I am keeping somewhat well. But recently I am feeling toomuch weak. I am feeling tired while I go for walk. My diabetic is 92 fasting and hemoglobin is 11.3. I am also suffering from bood pressure. Ofcourse it is under control. I am taking medicine rabicard 2.5 mg in the morning and tazloc 40 in the evening. My blood pressure never exceed 155/90. I am also taking mulvita tablet once at night daily. My recovery of weakness is very very slow. What to do. Kinldy advise.
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Answered by Dr. Vasudha (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Regular health check ups with control on health issues & healthy life style

Detailed Answer:
HI Dibeshprasadito,
Thank you for your query under healthcare magic platform. I understand your concern.
* It's good that you are doing well with regular exercises for your cervical spinal/ disc problem.The sudden weakness seems to be due to-
- osteoporosis secondary to age,
- muscle weakness because of muscle wasting ( less use/ less nutrition & reduced hormones, reduced work )
- Your hb% seems to be a bit on lower side..
- Diabetes causes silent harm by affecting vital organs/ diabetic neuropathy makes muscles weak / Blood pressure & heart are other side effects of diabetes.
- The degenerative changes might have affected other parts of spine.. causing impaired nerve supply to muscles of other body .. leading to further muscle weakness.
* All these factors make recovery from weakness slow in advancing age.

*In this context, I would suggest a full health check up through your family physician including-
- Blood counts for serum calcium, vitamin D,/ typing of anemia/a complete diabetic profile ( though the sugar values are controlled... the disease can affect health ),/ Complete cardio vascular check up / a review by your spinel orthopedic consultant.
_ as per the results , concerned specialist to be consulted for specific management
- Supplementation with calcium, vitamin D, iron to be done with specific advise of the consultant. Anabolic steroid injection (like Decadurabolin) taken at regular interval helps.
- An active life with moderate exercise . sound sleep & mind concentration exercises( meditation ) along with positive mentality plays a great role in healthy aging & early recovery from weakness.
I hope, the answer was informative & useful to you. Any follow up query is welcome.
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar
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Follow up: Dr. Vasudha (2 hours later)
Five months back I underwent heart check up i.e. Eco-cardiograph, ECG ,lipid profile, calcium check up. Every thing found o.k. There is no heart problems.one week back I also underwent ECG and found o.k.Nothing adverse detected. I am also keeping blood pressure normal. My blood sugar is also normal range. To days blood sugar fasting is only 92 which is absolutely normal. My only problems are back pain, frozen left shoulder and neck pain, weakness. I cannot take sufficient quantity of food. MY intake of food is low. How can i increase my food intake? My bad habit is that I cannot drink plenty of water. I consulted urologist and the advice is that. if I do not drink plenty of water, that does not matter.What ever I want that will be o.k. Please give some advise.
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Answered by Dr. Vasudha (14 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Life style changes/ Orthopedic care after consultation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
- Thanks for the followup query,& thereby informing about reports of your recent cardiac checkup. Your blood pressure/ blood sugar being controlled.. . It's good that you are getting these thing in between. In fact in old age & specially a diabetic patient needs to get periodical ( at least yearly ) check up of his diabetic profile/ heart check up/ kidney function test & detailed examination of eyes( as these are the organs commonly attacked by diabetes.. in long run )
- Thanks for informing me your specific problems.. so that I can give you more specific information in order to control them to the best. Let's see them one by one-
1)Back pain/ neck pain-- In order to summarize causes of back pain & means of control in your case we have to think of-
-It can be Osteoporosis.. more commonly seen in sixties.
You have normal level of calcium level in blood, but other factor which control bone density include-
- Vitamin D . It's synthesized in our skin after exposure to sunlight./ It can be taken in oral/ injectable form.It's blood level can be estimated along with serum calcium... & supplemented as per need.
- Degenerative changes in vertebral spine / disc problems .. is possible in your case.. as you have cervical spinal problem.
- Another possible cause in lumber back.. is some kidney problem. You don't seem to have any kidney/ urinary problem.. but it's better to exclude it
...specially due to your habit of not drinking enough water/ you being diabetic.
Actually drinking 10-12 glasses of water in 24 hours is supposed to be essential for good kidney function.I would suggest to form a habit to drink it as much as possible, to protect your kidneys ( though it may not seem to essential for the moment. )
_ another possible cause is arthritis of pelvic joints/ hip joint.
* For these you need- Consultation of an Orthopedic surgeon.He will advise for-
- Blood check up for arthritis/ vitamin D,
_ X ray/ MRI/ CT scan of spine & pelvis
Management would be anti inflammatory drugs (NSAID)/ hot or cold packs, rest while there is acute pain.
Maintenance will be by physiotherapy/ pain medicine as per need/ surgery is needed in some cases.
2. Frozen shoulder.. *The management in more painful stage is again- hot or cold packs/ local anti inflammatory gels ( Duoflam )/NSAID drugs orally / intra articular steroid injection when pain is +++
When there is no relief with these, Manipulation ( stretching ) under anesthetsia or orthroscopic surgery is needed.
* Maintenance is by -- gentle stretching exercises/ physical therapy& pain medicines as per need.
Prevention is by avoiding excessive stress to the shoulder.
3. Weakness-It In old age weakness is mainly due to-Less eating( less appetite/ less digestion ),osteoporosis, muscle weakness ( wasting, neurological cause.. impaired nerve supply )Psychological, low thyroid hormone.
- Less eating.. Impaired digestion due to aging cause digestion problems. To over come this
- Have multiple small feeds.. every 3 hourly feeds rather than two full meals in a day. ( containing food that is smooth, cooked well, containing milk, vegetables, fruits, salads and limited carbohydrates.) Dietary fibers are very important for good digestion & bowel movements,
- Drink sufficient water. have regular moderate walking exercise .
- add digestive enzymes if needful.
Neurological cause.. mostly due to diabetes/ spinal problem
-sufficient rest ( 8 hours of sound sleep ( use Yoganidra audio CD )
- Meditation & concentration exercises help a lot by controlling psychological stress.
I hope, the information given has helped you. Any follow up query is welcome.
In case you feel the answer to be good, please grade it before you close the query.
Thanks.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

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What Causes Severe Fatigue And BP While Treating Survical Spondalities And Slipped Disc?

Brief Answer: Regular health check ups with control on health issues & healthy life style Detailed Answer: HI Dibeshprasadito, Thank you for your query under healthcare magic platform. I understand your concern. * It's good that you are doing well with regular exercises for your cervical spinal/ disc problem.The sudden weakness seems to be due to- - osteoporosis secondary to age, - muscle weakness because of muscle wasting ( less use/ less nutrition & reduced hormones, reduced work ) - Your hb% seems to be a bit on lower side.. - Diabetes causes silent harm by affecting vital organs/ diabetic neuropathy makes muscles weak / Blood pressure & heart are other side effects of diabetes. - The degenerative changes might have affected other parts of spine.. causing impaired nerve supply to muscles of other body .. leading to further muscle weakness. * All these factors make recovery from weakness slow in advancing age. *In this context, I would suggest a full health check up through your family physician including- - Blood counts for serum calcium, vitamin D,/ typing of anemia/a complete diabetic profile ( though the sugar values are controlled... the disease can affect health ),/ Complete cardio vascular check up / a review by your spinel orthopedic consultant. _ as per the results , concerned specialist to be consulted for specific management - Supplementation with calcium, vitamin D, iron to be done with specific advise of the consultant. Anabolic steroid injection (like Decadurabolin) taken at regular interval helps. - An active life with moderate exercise . sound sleep & mind concentration exercises( meditation ) along with positive mentality plays a great role in healthy aging & early recovery from weakness. I hope, the answer was informative & useful to you. Any follow up query is welcome. Thanks. - ,