Understanding Back Pain & Sciatica
Lower back pain and sciatica are among the most common reasons patients in Nashik seek physiotherapy. Sciatica — pain that radiates from the lower back down the leg due to nerve irritation — is often linked to a slipped (herniated) disc, muscle spasm, or spinal stenosis. Left unmanaged, these conditions can restrict daily movement and make simple tasks like sitting, standing, or walking uncomfortable.
Dr. Sandesha Sonawane assesses your movement pattern, posture, and pain triggers during the first home visit, then builds a treatment plan around your specific presentation rather than a generic protocol.
Who May Benefit
- Patients with lower back pain from muscle spasm or poor posture
- Sciatica sufferers with radiating leg pain or numbness
- Diagnosed cases of slipped disc or spinal stenosis seeking non-surgical management
- Patients who find travelling to a clinic painful or difficult
Our Treatment Approach
Treatment combines manual therapy, targeted core-activation exercises, postural correction, and electrotherapy modalities such as TENS where clinically appropriate. Sessions follow the same four-step process used across all home visits:
- Clinical Assessment — evaluating range of motion, muscle strength, and nerve involvement at home
- Custom Treatment Plan — a recovery roadmap built around your specific back or sciatic pain pattern
- Interactive Home Visits — hands-on therapy and supervised exercises using portable equipment
- Recovery Monitoring — tracking progress and adjusting intensity as pain reduces
What to Expect at Home
Each session runs approximately 45 to 60 minutes and includes an assessment check, hands-on treatment, electrotherapy where needed, and supervised therapeutic exercises. All equipment — TENS units, exercise bands, and other therapeutic gear — is brought to your home; you don't need to arrange anything. A doctor's prescription is helpful but not mandatory to begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Physiotherapy for sciatica typically focuses on relieving nerve compression through postural correction, core activation, and targeted mobility exercises. The right approach depends on your specific assessment, which is why a full evaluation is done before creating a treatment plan.
Home physiotherapy can be an effective part of managing slipped disc or spinal stenosis symptoms through decompression-focused exercises, posture correction, and pain-management techniques. Severity varies from patient to patient, so treatment is customized after the initial home assessment.
The number of sessions depends on the severity and duration of your back pain. A treatment timeline is mapped out after the first assessment, with discounted packages available for longer-term rehabilitation plans of 10 to 15 sessions.
A prescription is helpful but not mandatory. A thorough physical assessment is carried out during the first home visit to diagnose the movement dysfunction and curate a custom treatment plan.
About Your Physiotherapist
This treatment is provided by Dr. Sandesha Sonawane, a physiotherapist offering personalized, home-based physiotherapy across Nashik. View full profile and qualifications →