For patients travelling from Chennai
Spinal decompression for patients from Chennai
Many Chennai patients arrive after a surgical opinion has already been given for an L4-L5 or L5-S1 herniation. This page explains what non-surgical spinal decompression can and cannot achieve in those cases, how to evaluate a decompression centre in Chennai before committing to a package, and what a condensed travelling programme in Delhi involves.
≈2.5 hours by air from Chennai to Delhi, then 30–45 minutes to the clinic
Quick answer
Can I get spinal decompression in Chennai?
Back2Health has no Chennai branch — our two clinics are in Greater Kailash and Maharani Bagh, New Delhi. Chennai patients typically choose a condensed programme of 10–14 decompression and laser sessions over 2–3 weeks of daily visits, then a written rehabilitation protocol completed at home with scheduled video reviews. The clinical protocol — computer-controlled spinal decompression, Class 4 laser, shockwave therapy, the super-inductive system and hands-on chiropractic rehabilitation — is the same one used for local patients, sequenced to your MRI findings.
Practicalities
How treatment works for Chennai patients.
Out-of-city care only works if the schedule is designed for it — the intensive phase is condensed and the rehabilitation phase runs at home.
Your plan
- WhatsApp your MRI report and images first — we review before you book any travel.
- Intensive phase condensed into 2–3 weeks of daily sessions.
- Honest pre-travel opinion: we say when a case is unlikely to respond to decompression.
- Written home programme with video demonstrations for the Chennai rehab phase.
- Video follow-up reviews at week 4, week 8 and week 12 included.
Common patient areas
- OMR
- Velachery
- Anna Nagar
- T Nagar
- Adyar
- Porur
The protocol
What the programme actually involves.
Identical clinical protocol regardless of where you travel from — sequenced to your MRI level, not sold as a fixed package.
Step 1 · MRI review and examination
Your MRI is correlated with a physical and neurological examination to confirm which level is actually generating your pain. You receive a written session count, expected milestones and total cost.
Step 2 · Decompression and pain control
Computer-controlled spinal decompression at the angle and force for your level, with Class 4 laser over the irritated nerve root and shockwave for chronic muscular guarding.
Step 3 · Rehabilitation and relapse prevention
Super-inductive therapy for the deep stabilisers, progressive loading, and correction of the sitting, screen and lifting habits that reloaded the disc in the first place.
Start here
Slip disc: the complete treatment guide
Our main hub page for Chennai patients — what a slip disc actually is, how symptoms map to the level on your MRI, which bulges respond to non-surgical decompression, and the full week-by-week protocol before you decide about surgery.
Read the slip disc guideBy disc level
Read the page that matches your MRI.
Most Chennai enquiries name a level — L4-L5, L5-S1 or a cervical bulge. Each page below covers the symptom pattern, the decompression settings used for that level and the realistic timeline.
L4-L5 disc bulge treatment without surgery
The most commonly affected lumbar level. Back pain with pain down the outer calf and into the top of the foot, and how decompression is angled for L4-L5.
Read the l4-l5 disc bulge treatment without surgery treatment protocolL5-S1 disc bulge treatment
The lowest lumbar level, sitting directly on the S1 nerve root. Buttock and back-of-leg pain into the heel or sole, and why sitting aggravates it most.
Read the l5-s1 disc bulge treatment treatment protocolCervical disc bulge treatment
Neck pain with radiation into the shoulder, arm or fingers, tingling and grip weakness — treated with cervical decompression at a much lower force.
Read the cervical disc bulge treatment treatment protocolSciatica treatment
When the leg pain is the main complaint. Symptoms mapped by nerve root, the five causes, and the week-by-week non-surgical protocol.
Read the sciatica treatment treatment protocolBook an assessment
Get a straight answer about your spine.
Bring your MRI or X-ray. You'll leave the first consultation knowing exactly what is wrong, whether decompression is right for you, and how many sessions it should take.
Answers
Chennai patient questions.
Does Back2Health have a clinic in Chennai?+
No. Both clinics are in South Delhi — Greater Kailash Part 1 and Maharani Bagh. Chennai patients are treated on a condensed travelling schedule, or given an MRI review consultation with a written protocol to follow locally.
Surgery has been advised for my disc — is decompression still worth trying?+
In most cases yes, provided there is no red flag. Cauda equina syndrome, loss of bladder or bowel control and progressive severe weakness are genuine surgical emergencies and we refer immediately. Without those, 80–90% of herniations settle non-surgically, and a documented decompression-led attempt is a reasonable step before an irreversible procedure.
How do I evaluate a spinal decompression centre in Chennai?+
Confirm the table is computer-controlled rather than a fixed-weight traction bed, ask who reads the MRI and sets the level-specific pull angle, insist on a written session count and total cost before starting, and check that a rehabilitation phase follows the decompression phase.
How long should I plan to stay in Delhi?+
Plan 14–18 days. The first visit is a neurological and orthopaedic examination with a line-by-line MRI review; daily decompression and laser sessions follow. You return to Chennai with a written progressive home programme.
What should I send before travelling?+
Your MRI report and images, any X-rays, previous physiotherapy or injection records and the surgical opinion if one has been given. Send them to +91 88005 05844 on WhatsApp and we will tell you whether we expect decompression to help before you spend anything on travel.