<s>[INST] sir my father is 67 and he is having acute pain in his left leg downwards. in mri it was detected that L4 and L5 disc has slightly come out of his normal position which is compressing the nerve passing there from and creating acute pain we have undergone the treatment of pain killers and injecting gel but it has not worked amd it was all for short term relief and now six to seven months have passed and there is no correction plz plz plz you suggest me the best way to overcome this problem [/INST] Hello,Since all that time passed and no improvement with conservative therapy, surgery should be considered. The surgery aims to decompress the nerve and in most cases results in immediate improvement. Discuss with a Neurosurgeon for these issues.Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical </s>