Sciatica & Slip Disc Treatment in KPHB, Hyderabad
Sciatica is pain travelling from the lower back into the buttock and down the leg, often with tingling or numbness. A disc bulge pressing on or irritating a nerve root is the most common cause. Most cases improve without surgery, and the right physiotherapy helps you through it faster and with less fear.
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Does this sound like you?
- Pain running from the back or buttock down the back or side of the leg
- Tingling, pins and needles or numbness in the leg or foot
- Leg pain that is worse than the back pain
- Pain on sitting, coughing or sneezing
- A scan report that mentions a disc bulge, herniation, or L4–L5 / L5–S1
Common causes
Disc bulge or herniation
The soft centre of a disc pushes outward and irritates a nearby nerve. Scan findings like this are common and often improve over time.
Narrowing around the nerve
In older adults, joint and ligament changes can narrow the space the nerve passes through, bringing on leg pain with walking or standing.
Muscle-related buttock pain
Some buttock and leg pain comes from the deep hip muscles rather than the spine. Assessment tells the two apart.
How we treat it at Good Physio Hub
A careful nerve assessment
Strength, sensation and reflexes in the legs, plus the movements and positions that ease or provoke the pain. We check for anything that needs an urgent doctor's review.
Calm the nerve
Positions and movements that settle leg pain, manual therapy, and electrotherapy such as TENS or IFT where it helps.
Restore movement
Gentle nerve mobility work and graded movement so you can sit, walk and sleep more comfortably.
Strengthen and return
Progressive strength for the back, hips and legs, and a plan back to work, travel, gym or sport.
This care is part of our Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation programme.
Exercises you can start at home
These are gentle starting points, not a programme. Stop any exercise that sharpens the pain or sends symptoms further down an arm or leg, and get assessed before you push on.
1. Short walks
Walk little and often within what you can tolerate. For many people, walking eases sciatic pain better than sitting.
2. Rest position
Lie on your back with your lower legs resting on a chair or a stack of pillows, hips and knees bent. Stay 5–10 minutes.
3. Pelvic tilts
Lying on your back with knees bent, gently flatten and relax your lower back. 10 slow repetitions, pain-free only.
See a doctor first if you have
- Loss of bladder or bowel control, or numbness around the groin, inner thighs or buttocks — go to an emergency department
- Weakness in the foot or leg that is getting worse (for example, a foot that slaps or drags)
- Sciatica in both legs at once
- Leg pain with fever or unexplained weight loss
How long does recovery take?
Sciatica often settles over six to twelve weeks, and many people feel a real change sooner with treatment. We track leg pain, strength and sensation at every visit so you can see the progress.