Pain & Non-Surgical
Neck & Back Pain Treatment in Chennai
Assessment and non-surgical management of neck pain, back pain and sciatica — with the red flags checked properly.
Back and neck pain are among the most common reasons anyone visits an orthopaedic clinic, and among the most commonly over-treated. The great majority is mechanical, settles with the right activity and exercise, and never needs a scan — let alone an operation.
What matters clinically is identifying the small minority where something else is going on: nerve compression causing genuine weakness, cauda equina syndrome, infection, tumour or fracture. Those need urgent action, and the way to find them is a proper history and examination rather than an MRI for everyone.
Chennai’s IT and office workforce presents with a recognisable pattern — cervical spondylosis and postural neck pain from long hours at a desk, often with a headache at the back of the head and referred pain down the arm. It usually responds well to a specific exercise programme and workstation changes, and poorly to rest and a collar.
Conditions we assess
- Mechanical low back pain and lumbar muscle spasm
- Sciatica — pain radiating from the back into the leg
- Cervical spondylosis and postural neck pain
- Slipped or prolapsed intervertebral disc
- Pain, tingling or numbness radiating into the arm
- Stiffness and pain after prolonged sitting or driving
- Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
Our approach
Red flags checked first
Bladder or bowel disturbance, saddle numbness, progressive weakness, unexplained weight loss, fever, or night pain are specifically asked about. These change everything and are excluded before anything else is considered.
Scans only when they change management
Most back pain does not need an MRI. Scans of pain-free adults routinely show disc bulges, so imaging without a matching clinical picture creates anxiety and unnecessary surgery rather than answers.
Movement rather than rest
Prolonged bed rest worsens outcomes in back pain. Treatment centres on early return to activity, specific core and postural strengthening, and pain control good enough to allow both.
Workstation and habit correction
For desk-based patients, screen height, chair support, and the frequency of movement breaks often matter more than any medication prescribed.
Onward referral when appropriate
Where genuine surgical spine pathology is identified — significant nerve compression with weakness, instability, or cauda equina — you are referred promptly to a spine surgeon. We do not hold onto cases that belong elsewhere.
Questions
Neck & Back Pain — your questions answered
Still unsure about something? Call +91 99622 45671 and ask.
Do I need an MRI for my back pain?
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Consultation runs morning and evening, Monday to Saturday, with digital X-ray on site. Most patients leave with a diagnosis and a written plan in a single visit.
Monday – Saturday
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday — Closed (emergency calls attended)
Chennai 600017