Aasra Physiotherapy Clinic, Jaipur
Back pain that shoots down your leg? You don't have to live with it.
Sciatica, slip disc, neck pain or recovery after surgery: we find where the pain really starts and treat the cause, not just the symptom.
Led by Dr. Meenakshi Soni
4.8 rating, 303 Google reviews
Since 2017
Are you suffering from
Sciatica, slip disc or back pain?Pain in the lower back that travels down the leg, with tingling or numbness. Neck and cervical pain?Stiff neck, pain into the shoulder and arm, headaches. Surgery ahead, or just done?Pre and post-operative rehabilitation to get you moving again.We have the right treatment for you.
Sciatica · Slip disc · Back pain
Why does back pain travel down the leg?
A slipped disc in the lower back presses on a nerve root. The pain then follows that nerve, all the way down to the foot.
Intense, radiating pain
Tingling
Numbness
- Starts at L4–L5 / L5–S1A slipped disc presses the nerve root
- Sciatic nervePain shoots down the back of the thigh
- Divides behind the kneeInto the tibial and peroneal nerves
- Peroneal nerveOuter leg and top of the foot
- Ends in the foot and toesTibial nerve: calf, heel and sole
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What is it?
Sciatica is pain that follows the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in the body. It is a symptom, not a disease: something in the lower back is irritating the nerve.
Where does the pain start?
In the lower back, most often at the L4–L5 or L5–S1 level, where a nerve root leaves the spine.
How does it happen?
A slipped (herniated) disc bulges out and presses on the nerve root. Long hours of sitting, lifting with a bent back, weak core muscles and age-related wear are common triggers.
Where does it travel?
From the lower back into the buttock, then down the back of the thigh and calf. It usually affects one leg.
Where does it end?
In the foot and toes. Pressure on the L5 root tends to reach the top of the foot and big toe; the S1 root reaches the heel, sole and little toe.
What does it feel like?
Sharp, burning or electric-shock pain, with tingling or numbness in the leg. It is often worse when sitting, bending, coughing or sneezing.
How we treat sciatica, slip disc and back pain
Many disc problems settle with physiotherapy and the right exercises. We work alongside your doctor's advice.
- A detailed assessment to find which level and which nerve is involved
- Pain relief with manual therapy, and dry needling where suitable
- Specific exercises that take pressure off the nerve
- Core and back strengthening so the pain is less likely to return
- Advice on sitting, lifting and sleeping positions
See a doctor urgently if you lose bladder or bowel control, feel numbness around the groin or inner thighs, or have sudden weakness in the leg.
Neck and cervical pain
When neck pain reaches your arm and fingers
A nerve root irritated in the neck sends pain along the shoulder, down the arm and into the hand. It can also climb up as a headache.
Severe neck pain
Pain spreading to arm, shoulder blade, head
Tingling and numbness
- HeadachePain can refer up to the head
- Starts at C5–C6 / C6–C7A disc or joint presses a nerve root
- Radiates down the armPain, tingling and numbness
- Three arm nervesRadial, median and ulnar nerves
- Ends in the fingersOften thumb, index or middle finger
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What is it?
Neck (cervical) pain usually comes from the joints, discs and muscles of the neck. When a nerve root is irritated, the pain spreads into the arm.
Where does the pain start?
In the lower part of the neck, most commonly at the C5–C6 and C6–C7 levels.
How does it happen?
Long hours on a phone or laptop with the head forward, an unsuitable pillow or sleeping posture, age-related changes (cervical spondylosis) or a disc bulge.
Where does it travel?
To the shoulder blade and shoulder, then down the arm and forearm. It can also climb to the back of the head as a headache.
Where does it end?
In the hand and fingers. The C6 root usually reaches the thumb and index finger; the C7 root reaches the middle finger.
What does it feel like?
A deep ache and stiffness, pain on turning the head, tingling or numbness in the arm or fingers, and sometimes a weaker grip.
How we treat neck pain
The aim is to calm the irritated nerve, restore movement and correct what caused it.
- Assessment of neck movement, posture and nerve signs
- Manual therapy and soft tissue release for pain and stiffness
- Neck and shoulder-blade strengthening exercises
- Posture correction for desk and phone use
- Advice on pillow height and sleeping position
Pre and post-operative rehabilitation
Surgery is one step. Rehabilitation is the recovery.
Physiotherapy before an operation prepares your body. Physiotherapy after it brings back movement, strength and confidence. We follow your surgeon's protocol at every stage.
Knee replacementHip replacementACL and ligament surgeryFracture fixationSpine surgeryShoulder surgeryStiffness after plaster
Before surgery
Strengthening and breathing exercises, and learning what to do in the first days after the operation.
First days after surgery
Managing pain and swelling, with gentle movement as your surgeon allows.
Regaining movement and strength
Step-by-step strengthening, walking training and balance work.
Back to daily life
A staged return to work, household activity and sport.
Other conditions we treat
If it affects how you move, physiotherapy can help.
Joints and muscles
- Knee pain and arthritis
- Frozen shoulder
- Shoulder and elbow pain
- Heel pain
- Spondylitis
- Posture problems
Nerves and brain
- Stroke and paralysis
- Parkinson's disease
- Facial palsy
- Nerve injuries
- Balance and walking problems
Sports injuries
- Ligament sprains and tears
- Muscle strains
- Tennis elbow
- Ankle sprains
- Overuse injuries
Women, elders, children
- Pain during and after pregnancy
- Age-related weakness
- Risk of falls
- Cerebral palsy
- Delayed milestones
Not sure if your problem is on the list? Ask us.
Your physiotherapist
Dr. Meenakshi Soni
Neuro and ortho specialist, and the founder of Aasra Physiotherapy Clinic. She assesses each patient herself and plans the treatment around the cause of the pain.
- BPTBachelor of Physiotherapy
- MPT (Neuro)Master of Physiotherapy in Neurology
- Chiropractor (Japan)Spinal and joint adjustment techniques
- Dry NeedlingFor muscle trigger points and tightness
- Clinical Diet and NutritionistDiet guidance to support recovery
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4.8 rating from 303 Google reviews.
Tell us where it hurts. We will take it from there.
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- Clinic
- P2P, Jivani Sadan, behind SBI Bank chauraha, near Planet Gym, Sector 8, Chitrakoot, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302021