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Rigid ness in backbone
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My father is suffering from rigid ness with pain in back bone no flexibility. Kindly suggest me what type of problem this is.
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At age of 70 yrs it must be cervical spondylitis
Need to evaluate with XRAY NECK and
if required MRI Spine.
Can be treated with muscle relaxant with analgesic as per his comorbid illness
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Dr. Piyush Mittal
Neurosurgeon
43 yrs exp
Lucknow
More likely to be Ankylosing spondylitis
Next Steps
ESR Westergren to be done, if increased will support my diagnosis
XDigital x ray Lateral view of limbo sacral spine
MRI is more of an academic excercise
Health Tips
Ask him to bend, forwards backwards and side ways gently
pain killers only in case of severe pain
Hot water fomentation
Volini spray
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