Back Pain Support Group
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. In fact, about 3 in 4 adults will experience back pain during their lifetime! The term back pain includes pain affecting the neck, midback and low back. Acute back pain may begin suddenly with intense pain but typically lasts fewer than three months. Usually, chronic back pain is persistent, steady, and...
I go to a Ortho Dr, that handles hips, and knees. I had gone to a Spinal Surgeron, that handles shoulders, and backs...but more on a surgical capacity.
SO, my question is, I don't feel like I have a current dr, to JUST treat my back.
I have a pain management center, that the Spinal Dr referred me too. They are the ones that order the nerve blocks, and physical therapy.
Is there a Dr that would handle the stuff in between? or one that would give me some insight on any other treatment or ideas for my back?
I can ask my hip dr on the 19th, what he suggests. It just seems like when I was in another city for 17 years. My ortho surgeon was my dr, that handled my knees, and back. Then when I recently moved here..I find that i'm seeing 3 dr's, that handle all different joints.
Any ideas or info to share would be appreciated!
Boo
SO, my question is, I don't feel like I have a current dr, to JUST treat my back.
I have a pain management center, that the Spinal Dr referred me too. They are the ones that order the nerve blocks, and physical therapy.
Is there a Dr that would handle the stuff in between? or one that would give me some insight on any other treatment or ideas for my back?
I can ask my hip dr on the 19th, what he suggests. It just seems like when I was in another city for 17 years. My ortho surgeon was my dr, that handled my knees, and back. Then when I recently moved here..I find that i'm seeing 3 dr's, that handle all different joints.
Any ideas or info to share would be appreciated!
Boo
This is a great question. There are certainly some gray areas.
Since many of these doctors are very specialized, they probably don't do too much outside of their area of expertise. This is not to say they couldn't provide you with some excellent guidance. It probably just depends on the practitioner.
If your situation is such that you're not needing surgery, a neuro or orthopedic surgeon won't be able to do too much for you.
If you have a primary care Dr who is good, perhaps they can help direct you.
I've found that exercises that strengthen "core" muscles help my back pain greatly.
My wife was experiencing some bad lower back pain which was caused by spinal conditions. She went through pain management which was no help. She just had surgery and has not yet come home from the hospital. I see what she's going through. It's a tough surgery. Once she recovers, I hope she will be more vigilant about exercise and losing some weight.
This is all fairly new to me and I have my primary doc and the pain doc.. I hope you can get some answers as it sounds very confusing..
Philo, I am sorry your wife is going thru this.. I hope the surgery is a success, and that she gets the excerizes done.. You sound like a great support for her..
I start therapy next week I believe, as my 2nd shot is thursday, Doc wanted me to start PT after that..