The discs are cushions between the vertebrae. When a disc bulges or ruptures (prolapsed intervertebral disc, PIVD — commonly called slip disc), it can press on a nerve root, causing pain that radiates down the leg (sciatica) or down the arm (cervical radiculopathy).
Most disc prolapses settle without surgery. For those that don't, Dr. Nilesh Jain offers microscopic and endoscopic discectomy in Indore — keyhole procedures that relieve nerve compression through a small incision, with most patients walking the same day.
स्लिप डिस्क में नस दबने से कमर से पैर तक दर्द (sciatica) या गर्दन से हाथ तक दर्द होता है। 80–90% मरीज दवा और physiotherapy से ठीक हो जाते हैं। जरूरत पड़ने पर दूरबीन से ऑपरेशन — उसी दिन चलना संभव।
Symptoms of a slip disc
- Low back pain radiating down the buttock and leg (sciatica)
- Neck pain radiating into the shoulder, arm or fingers
- Numbness or tingling along a specific part of the limb
- Weakness — foot drop, weak grip, or difficulty lifting the arm
- Pain worsened by coughing, sneezing or sitting
- Emergency sign: loss of bladder/bowel control with numbness in the saddle area
Treatment of cervical & lumbar disc prolapse
First-line treatment is conservative: short rest, medicines, physiotherapy and posture correction — most patients improve in 4–6 weeks. Selective nerve root injections can help persistent pain.
Surgery is advised for unrelenting pain, progressive weakness or cauda equina syndrome. Options include endoscopic discectomy and microdiscectomy for lumbar discs, and anterior cervical discectomy with fusion or disc replacement for neck discs. These are precise, microscope- or endoscope-guided procedures with rapid recovery.
Why patients choose Dr. Nilesh Jain
Dr. Nilesh Jain (M.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch.) trained in neurosurgery at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, Trivandrum — among India's premier neurosurgical centres — and has been a Consultant Neurosurgeon in Indore since 2010. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery (SAIMS) and holds a 4.8★ rating from 190+ Google reviews. Consultations are unhurried, investigations are advised only when needed, and surgery is recommended only when it genuinely helps.