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Bending of back in my grandma who is 80
My grandma who is 80 has had 2 surgeries till date; a hiranya operations about 10 years and before that a hysterectomy about 30 years back. She has been a very hard working village lady. Docs said her bones are deteriorating. She has incessant pain and back is bending. Can we give her belt, medicines?
She is not able to sleep well also.
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Dr. Shivali Saraiya (PT)
Physiotherapist
36 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Pain in the back is likely to be both a combination of wear and tear and osteoporosis due to her age.she can wear belt for support. She should be put on calcium and vitamin D 3 supplement under physician guidance. She can also increase her calcium intake in her diet as per her digestive capacity. It takes about 8-10 months for the bones to rebuild the calcium. Until then she has to continue under physician watch. She can avoid lifting heavy items and working in a bent back position for longer than 1 hour at a time.
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vitamin D3 must be taken only after testing in lab.and should only be under physician ' s guidelines.
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