<s>[INST] My mother has osteoporosis and is 83 and suffered a bad fracture of her L2 vertebrae. A week ago Thursday, she had a kyphoplasty procedure done and is still suffering from pain around her waist area and it radiates around her right side into her rt hip. An x-Ray has been done and her family physician sees nothing irregular about it! Do we need to get an MRI or consult the radiologist that did the procedure? [/INST] Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of your mother. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As this pain appears in the nature of radiating it looks more of pinched nerve in the lumbar spine. Since your mothers age is 83 it is more of a degenerative change in her spine. Also, undergoing the physical therapy like ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy in combination with Chat Doctor.  As in my regular practice of geriatric rehabilitation at home, I face this questions a lot of time and with the help of physical therapy they respond well. Also, at this age is the need for muscle Strengthening which can be performed by regular general exercises to improve the quality of life. RegardsJay In </s>