Loss of feeling in both feet

[gcoe]

Good point Dr Damien re diabetic europathy

Let us know how your patient gets on Kubrick 123. It is always informative to know the actual diagnosis and outcome

[msk101]

as a swimmer myself there can be a tendency for hyper-extension of the lumbar spine predisposing to spondylolisthesis if the core strength isn't sufficient and depending on stroke and technique (female butterfly swimmers are the most at risk). however red flags do fly with the patient's age, bilateral symptoms and onset.
i am very interested in MRI results but would also like to see lumbar neutral, flexion and extension standing plain xrays to determine if there is a dynamic spondylo component (ie not evident in neutral, exaggerated in full extension and reduced in full flexion).

keep us informed
cheers,
msk 101