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my mother is almost 80 and she has been falling 10 times in 4 months we have had her check for stroke and it came back good and blood clots and it came back good .she has scollisis in her neck and lower back. she cant feel her bottom. and cant walk since the first fall she is in pain and going to the bathroom 5 to 6 times a day bowl movements and there liquid. im taking care of her and really concern
Hello Looks like a spinal stenosis which means that the spinal canal and root nerves are compressed because of the scoliosis. That causes numbness of the bottom region and weakness of the lower extremities muscle. Usually the treatment is urgent surgery of the spine to decompress the spinal canal.
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Hello Looks like a spinal stenosis which means that the spinal canal and root nerves are compressed because of the scoliosis. That causes numbness of the bottom region and weakness of the lower extremities muscle. Usually the treatment is urgent surgery of the spine to decompress the spinal canal.