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Hi doctor, my mother is 56 years old. She is not having support from back to the foot. She cannot stand for some time or walk a few steps. She is balancing on left and right legs intermittently. No pain is seen. She is diabetic, bp, cholesterol. She is using medication for diabetes, bp, cholesterol and also for depression nexito forte. Weight approx 85 kgs and height 5.7 could you please suggest what could be the disease and what kind of treatment and doctor to visit thank you for your valuable time.
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She will in future suffer from knee and back pain because of her weight and so most imp thing is weight reduction and get her both knees x-rays. And back x-rays, so that we could find exact cause and find out some better treatment with accurate diagnosis and send me the x-rays.
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Its may be lumbar region problem, give proper rest avoid walking, physiotherapy treatment at home and orthopedic consultation.
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