Rajpura sits on NH-44 where the road from Patiala meets the main highway to Ambala and Delhi. Its industrial focal point, the grain market and the thermal plant nearby keep it busy, and its location means that for many residents, Panchkula is closer than Patiala for a specialist visit.
Dr. Gaurav Sharma, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, sees patients from Rajpura, Banur and the surrounding villages at Advaith Brain & Spine Clinic, Sector 21, and Paras Health - Panchkula, Sector 22. The drive is usually 50 minutes to an hour.
With trucks, buses, cars and two-wheelers all sharing NH-44 and the Rajpura–Patiala road, accidents are a regular part of life here. Head and spine injuries are among the most serious.
Someone who walked away from a crash can still have a bleed inside the head. Go to an emergency department if there is a worsening headache, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, a fit, or weakness in an arm or leg. After a spine injury, numbness, tingling or loss of bladder control needs urgent attention. The head injury and spine trauma page covers what treatment involves.
Not every visit is about an accident. Factory staff in the industrial area, farmers around Banur and shopkeepers in the old town all come with back and neck pain. A slip disc pressing on a nerve causes pain that runs down the leg, sometimes with numbness. Most people improve over a few weeks with medicines, physiotherapy and staying active; surgery is kept for those who don't, or who develop weakness. See slip disc treatment for the steps.
Many of the most severe head injuries seen in the emergency department are in two-wheeler riders without helmets, or with helmets left unbuckled. A properly fastened, ISI-marked helmet greatly reduces the chance of serious brain injury. For children riding pillion, a helmet that actually fits their head is just as important. Seat belts in the back seat of cars matter too.
Take NH-44 towards Zirakpur, then the Zirakpur–Panchkula road. The trip usually takes 50 minutes to an hour, more during evening traffic around Zirakpur. Some Banur residents prefer the Banur–Zirakpur road. Bring all scans (films or CD), prescriptions and a list of medicines to the visit.
After discharge from a hospital, whether in Rajpura, Patiala or the Tricity, patients with head or spine injuries usually need a follow-up review, repeat imaging and physiotherapy. Recovery from a significant head injury can take months, and family members often notice changes in memory, mood or concentration before the patient does. These are worth mentioning at the follow-up visit.
Not every head injury comes from the highway. In older people, a slip in the bathroom or a fall on the stairs can cause bleeding inside the skull, especially in those taking aspirin or other blood thinners. Symptoms can be delayed by days or weeks and may look like ordinary ageing: new confusion, drowsiness, a change in walking or repeated falls. If a parent has had a fall in the past few weeks and is "not themselves", a CT scan is worth doing. This kind of slow bleed is usually very treatable.
| Location | Days | Timings |
|---|---|---|
| Advaith Brain & Spine Clinic, 1842, Sector 21, Panchkula – 134112 | Monday – Saturday | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Paras Health - Panchkula, near Nada Sahib Gurudwara, Sector 22, Panchkula – 134109 | Monday – Saturday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Panchkula OPDs | Sunday | By appointment |
Phone / WhatsApp: +91-9780703819
Usually 50 minutes to an hour via NH-44 and Zirakpur, longer in evening traffic.
Keep the head and neck still, call an ambulance and go to the nearest emergency department, especially if there is unconsciousness, vomiting or confusion.
Yes. Slow bleeds, especially in older people or those on blood thinners, can cause symptoms days or weeks later. New confusion or weakness should be checked.
No. Most improve with medicines, physiotherapy and activity. Surgery is considered for severe pain that persists or increasing weakness.
