My mother suffering from severe backpain, radiate to right leg(mainly in calf muscles)and also twitching since 5 days.she has history of severe backpain 6 year back.
she has also a history of rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension from 3 years for which she was taking medicine...and now it is controllable..
She also doing physiotherapy regularly
Now on MRI finding-
1-large posterior right central lateral broad based protrusion of the L5-S1 disc compressing thecal sac and the right S1 nerve root with encroachment of neural foramina contacting the exiting nerve roots.
2-diffuse L4-5 bulge indenting thecal sac and encroaching the foramina contacting the exiting nerve roots.
Facet arthropathy seen at this level ..
3-Lumbar canal stenosis at L5-S1 disc level..
Present treatment..she is on traction of 14 kg.
Please suggest supportive treatment and management...
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