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How To Treat Chronic Hip And Shoulder Pains?
i have been diagnosed with herniated disc s, sciatica and have had mri s done for my back problems, and have been given shot s in the past for the pain, but it keeps coming back. i ve suffered with this for years. now i also have extreme pain in both my shoulders and i m unable to raise my one arm up, and if i move wrong, both the shoulders suffer with pain. i have gotten shots in my shoulders for the pain too, but it keeps coming back, and at this point the pain in my shoulders, and my hip, are getting worse! i am seeing an orthopedic doctor next week, but i am also considering consulting a neuro surgeon. the doctors seem to not know what to do for me, short of having surgery on my spine. can you help me out as to what you feel is going on with my body? i m 71 years old.
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief description of your history.
As by looking to your case. I will recommend to undergo physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy. This will help to reduce the pain. Also, you will be put into the exercises for the lumbar spine and cervical spine. The overall body conditioning will also be performed. Based on the improvements you will be assessed and moved further for the exercises which will be focus on strengthening.
As to understand here is - your age is 71 and the ageing process is on. So there will be a wear and tear of the tissues. also, by taking medication or the cortisone the symptomatic relief will be good but also, post the symptomatic relief you need to undergo physical therapy.
In my personal practice of dealing with geriatrics we induce protocol only taking to rest, medication and physical therapy. We found a 99% success rate.
Also, to confirm the extent of the soft tissue Injury which is compressing the nerve roots , an MRI can be performed which will help further the physician for the medical prescription.
Your indulgence in the exercises will be of importance as the muscles at this age needs strength for the propulsion of the body.
with physical therapy the patients which I see are benefitted. and I expect same from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief description of your history.
As by looking to your case. I will recommend to undergo physical therapy like - Therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy. This will help to reduce the pain. Also, you will be put into the exercises for the lumbar spine and cervical spine. The overall body conditioning will also be performed. Based on the improvements you will be assessed and moved further for the exercises which will be focus on strengthening.
As to understand here is - your age is 71 and the ageing process is on. So there will be a wear and tear of the tissues. also, by taking medication or the cortisone the symptomatic relief will be good but also, post the symptomatic relief you need to undergo physical therapy.
In my personal practice of dealing with geriatrics we induce protocol only taking to rest, medication and physical therapy. We found a 99% success rate.
Also, to confirm the extent of the soft tissue Injury which is compressing the nerve roots , an MRI can be performed which will help further the physician for the medical prescription.
Your indulgence in the exercises will be of importance as the muscles at this age needs strength for the propulsion of the body.
with physical therapy the patients which I see are benefitted. and I expect same from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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