Dr. Farahna Tejani

Requires detailed examination and investigation. Preliminary investigations suggested: hb, tlc, dlc, esr, blood sugar fasting & pp, uric acid vit d urine r/e x-ray of the affected part. Anyway it may be tried sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding on it. Spring beds, folding beds or thick mattress are harmful use no pillow under the head. Do hot fomentation paracetamol 250mg od & sos x 5days. Caldikind plus 1tab od x10. Do neck, back, knee & general exercises. It may have to be further investigated. Do not ignore it. Let it not become beginning of a bigger problem. Make sure that patient is not allergic to any of the medicines that he/she is going to take. If it does not give relief in 4-5days, inform.. Diabetes must be controlled well.

Get vitamin d checked and start with cervical isometric exercises and cold packs. Keep pain killer requirement to minimum, increase the exercises level as per pain tolerance and look at your posture.

Get a mri done to pin point the cause and site of pain. Meanwhile go for ayurveda's panchkarma therapy - we have many option for you - kati basti (specialised panchakarma procedure for backpains), localised massgae with herbal oils, localised medicated steam, pottali massage. Continue these procedures for atleast 15 days. Regular oiling of the joint will improve the lubrication also. These procedures will relax your back muscles and give strength to your nerves and muscles of back. Also start some yogic exercises - tadasana, dhanurasan, halasana along with these therapies. This will greatly help. Please avoid pushing / pulling heavy objects, long sittings, long two-wheeler drives. Although some herbal medicines might also help you but after proper history taking.

Take ultrasound therapy and wax bath for 10 days. Then after continue remedial thigh muscles (quadriceps and hamstring) strengthening exercises for long time.

You must take vitamin d weekly. Also take mag. Phos 12 x thrice a day four tablets at a time for five days. Arnica 200 you should take early morning five drops in water daily for three days. After ten days call back.

posture correction must. do hot fomentations and tk rest . do spine extension exercise, bridging exercise. side stretching exercise. avoid long sitting toward bending lifting weight. if it work then OK otherwise physiotherapy treatment for few days

Hi, can you share his x rays n if other investigation did before for any reason or for preventive check up. His joints demands toning of ligaments n muscles though some age wise degeneration may be there. Apply warm castor oil at night before bed, 50-50 up down leg movements by seating on chair in morning n have almond oil 5-10 ml in early morning tea/milk for 5-7 days n share the escalation so that I can add value to your n his life.

This is a general strain due to excessive walking or standing and for this you can follow these measures: one keep a pillow right under the knee while sleeping, next is you can keep ice in the painful area for about 5--10 minutes. One time you can do hot water fermentation that would help to reduce the muscle strain.

Hi apply pranacharya restopain oil or prasarini oil on your affected part then give hot fomentation. Take maha rasnadi kwath 2-2 tsf twice a day. And agni tundi vati and maha yograj guggul 1-1 tab twice a day.

Avoid traveling and sitting for long hours, try to do some minimal massage over the pain location, try to apply hot pack maximum possible per day.