My mother 56 years had non cancerous tumour in spinal cord near d11 and d12 before she had back pain and difficulty in walking then slowly year by year reduced to wheelchair later went hospital and removed tumour since two years on bed how can make her walk ?kindly please suggest urgent doctors said to start physiotherapy but my mother is scare ple. She currently has liofen tab 100 mg since 2 years. And has urine pipe and had urine infection in past almost pulse got nil and she is not eating properly unable to sleep so doctor suggest sleeping tab without that she is unable to sleep please help.

Dear, unfortunate to hear that, however spinal operations are considerd to be major surgeries after which patient requires both time and effort to get back things to near normal. I am sure these things would have been explained to you pre-operatively also by the operating surgeon. Physiotherapy and exercises are the best possible things you can do at this time. And yes a good care of urinary catheter and hygiene is also necessary.  

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Dr. Ashish Kumar GoyalOrthopedic Doctor2yrs exp

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Once the spinal cord is damaged, very few cases power is regained, mostly patient is wheel chair bound.  

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Dr. Julie Mercy J DavidPhysiotherapist23yrs exp

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She has to do exercises slowly so that she will become tired and the tone of the muscles and the blood circulation to the joints will get improved which will help to improve with the postural tone which will help to rebuild the old strength and that will make her to get good and sound sleep.  

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