ear Doc - My father is 66-68 years old , diabetic . He has more pain lumbar stenosis problem . Since a month he gets extreme pain while walking - more so from the fact that she leads a sedentary lifestyle . he undergoes physiotheraphy at home on a daily basis . Sugar is well under control . he takes ULTRACET for her body / joint pain . My query was is there a better way to manage her pain ? Her consulting ortho was recommending a supplement jab on her knees , which I am not in favor of (considering her complications) I read about these medicines and was wondering if it is safe for here considering he is also lumbar stenosis problem patient . he is already sugar and BP patient. Sir please.... any your require medicine please i am pure family sir
Hellenes injection suggestion by an orthopedic surgeon means your father has additional knee arthritis because of which he has more pain on walking.Therefore, It's advisable to follow the doctor as it will give relief for pain and permit easier walk and improve quality of life, since he is diabetic, it is all the more necessary that he walks to burn calories and thus less of medication doses for diabetes may be needed. For lumbar stenoses, ask your doctor how much narrowing is there and how much pain in back is limiting the movements, in extreme cases, a decompression surgery maybe a good solution, but since you have not mentioned any such opinion from doctor, presume he doesn't think surgery is the requirement for now, just knee cortisone injection would be very helpful best wishes