Medical Advice on "Spine health"

Is brace enough for my scoliosis, or is my curve bad enough to do Schroth exercises?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The progressive nature cannot be understood by a single value of Cobb's angle. A 24 to 28 bracing is recommended. Have a review every six months to one year by doing X-rays. It is needed to see the progress whether it is...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My neck is too stiff, and it constantly pains due to a pinched nerve. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you can have a pinched nerve in the neck and continue taking anti-inflammatory tablets. In addition, you can take tablet Pregabalin 75 mg twice daily and it helps for the nerve symptoms. You can do gentle range of m...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Please explain the long-term effects of poor posture.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Poor posture is likely to cause structural changes or fixed musculoligamentous issues. The outcome and timing is dependent on the starting point. By this I mean, if this starts in early childhood, one will notice the...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I am unable to sleep with neck stiffness. Kindly help me.

Hello Seeing the report I will agree with your doctor that the conditions you mentioned are actually not seen on the MRI but the problem you are facing is real. You have not mentioned the medications and also not mentioned the exact therapy you have...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I have chronic back pain with tingling and numbness in my left leg. What to do?

Keyword - back pain Hello, Ideally I would have like to see the films myself as the interpretation of an opinion without clinical examination findings had a limited value. It is obvious from the report that the Neves care not being compressed eithe...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I get radiating back pain for the past few days with a history of fall. Please advise.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What you do, and how much physical activity you have in your daily routine?  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anuj Gupta

My brother suffers from sciatica pain for a long period with restricted movement. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. At 26, especially if the pain has been persisting for a long while (5 years as you write) and affecting work and mobility indoors, it is a matter of concern. The only good thing that I gather from the notes is that ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

I have chronic back pain and myalgic encephalomyelitis. Please see my reports and advise me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can only explain what had been written in the report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As I do not have the films to see, it is an interpretation of an interpretation (also, I gather that neurologist...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

My back problem is getting worse inspite of having medicines. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mild scoliosis in the lumbar region, and there is a suspicion of inflamed sacroiliac joints (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Have you had ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), CRP (C-reactive...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash

Please explain my MRI report taken for first lumbar and thoracic pain.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the MRI (attachment removed to protect patient identity), but have no clinical information to go by and why this MRI was needed. Grossly, I can say there is good alignment of the spine, discs ar...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Atul Prakash