I am 40 year old women. Unable to walk without support. MRI report shows multiple disc degeneration. Surgeon said, this is not the cause of walking problem. Physiotherapy was started. Is this serious? Can you please suggest me. Is this curable?

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Debabrata ChakrabortyNeurologistyrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, Walking is final outcome of a coordinated action of multiple components of our body’s neuroaxis. They have their individual contributions namely of muscles, nerves, different tracts of the spinal cord and different areas of the brain including motor, sensory and balance areas.In short, we need to examine you throughly to localize the exact area of the neuroaxis involvement. Focus investigations according ly and provide a definitive management.

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