Slip Disc Treatment Cost in India

Slip Disc treatment in India typically ranges from $500 to $6,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

A slipped disc is a disc between the spinal bones that bulges and presses on a nerve. The NHS notes it usually gets better slowly, and many cause no symptoms. Cost depends on:

• Conservative care: painkillers, physiotherapy and staying active.
• MRI scan: if symptoms do not improve.
• Injections: steroid injections for short-term relief of nerve pain.
• Surgery: removing the part of the disc pressing on the nerve, for persistent or severe symptoms.

NHS advice includes:

• Keep gently active: walking, swimming or yoga; rest only if pain is very severe.
• Anti-inflammatory painkillers: taken regularly if suitable.
• Short courses of stronger painkillers: codeine only for a few days because of addiction risk.
• Physiotherapy: exercises to improve movement and strength.

The NHS states surgery is not usually needed. A specialist may discuss it if:

• Symptoms have not improved: after other treatments.
• Weakness or numbness is worsening
• Pain severely limits daily life: despite treatment.

Call emergency services for numbness around the bottom or genitals, inability to urinate, loss of bladder or bowel control, or loss of feeling in the legs, as these need urgent assessment.

• Bring your MRI: scans on disc with the report.
• Surgery stay: keyhole or microdiscectomy usually needs one or two nights.
• Time in India: about one week after surgery before flying.
• Rehabilitation: physiotherapy continues at home.