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Health problem?

My mom has knee problems, she can't walk properly like a normal healthy person. If she walks she will almost fall down, her spine is a bit cracked not straight and when she walks makes her bend down. She broke 2 arms, her shoulders hurts a lot. her hands/fingers shaking, her 1 leg jumping when she sits down. When she talks sometimes her mouth is shaking. She is 54 years old is it impossible heal my mom so she can be fully healthy can live healthy happy life do everything by herself and more?

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Your mother needs a complete exam and evaluation to get to the bottom of this
Looks like your mom has some serious problems She needs a detailed evaluation by an orthopedic or musculoskeletal specialist with evaluation of her spine. If she has had fractures she needs to have her bone density tested and be placed on medications. At age 54 she should not be experiencing the level of problems that you are reporting so get her to see a specialist as soon as possible.
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Get her in to see a local PT for a consultation. Good luck
Hello!

It sounds like your mom has a lot of medical issues. This is probably best handled by a group of specialists including an orthopedic surgeon and her PCP to get mom into good shape.
Thanks so much!

Best regards,

Dr. Brionez
Your mother needs a full medical work-up to determine what's going on. Her quality of life should improve, once certain factors are ruled out.
I wish her well.

Daniel Prata, PT, DPT, COMT
She needs to start with a general medical checkup and routine laboratory tests.