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Rebecca Pinto is a physiotherapist, nutritionist and founder of Dr Rebecca's Physiotherapy.
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She holds a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from SKN College of Physiotherapy, Pune. Rebecca is also a certified PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) practitioner and has trained in dry needling, spinal manipulation and cupping procedures as well.... more
Gaurav Question by Gaurav on Jul 04, 2023Hindi
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Hello Sir / Madam ! My Name is Gaurav and my Age is 38 Yrs. I am a patient of Hypertension & Type -2 diabetes . Recently I hv started feeling my nerves were streching and it was ver difficult to drive or even walk . The Ortho Surgeon asked to do an MRI Soine and reports suggested I am having Nerve compression in L4 , L5 position He just prescribed 1 week medicine and No Physiotherapy. Pls suggest what shoul I do as I am not finding improvement in a big way.

Ans: Hi Gaurav, get your Vit b-12 levels checked and get yourself physiotherapy treatment for the nerve compression. Meanwhile keeping your sugar levels in control will help in healing faster
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