- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Spinecare Introduction
Specialists In Spinecare
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Specialists In Spinecare
Chiropractic physicians often work with neurosurgeons, many of which also emphasize spine care in their practices. Chiropractic physicians may employ or refer to physical therapists to manage and implement the rehabilitative spine care. Spine surgeons are working closer with non-operative spine specialists, such as chiropractic physicians, to implement physical medicine and a rehabilitative approach. Tens of millions of Americans receive chiropractic services each year and this number is rapidly growing. In 1992 a policy statement published by the American Medical Association permits medical physicians to work with chiropractic physicians when they believe that chiropractic offers reasonable therapeutic options. Chiropractic physicians can pursue post-doctoral training and residency programs in fields such as neurology, orthopedics, sports medicine, radiology and clinical nutrition.
Neurologist
Neurologists are experts in the evaluation and/or treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. They are commonly called upon to evaluate and/or treat conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, brain disorders, stroke, chronic pain, headache and neurological consequences of spinal disorders. The neurologist received extensive training in diagnosing and treating problems related to the nervous system. The neurologist may be an osteopathic physician (D.O.), medical physician (M.D.) or chiropractic physician (D.C.). Primary care physicians often refer patients to the neurologist for further evaluation of persistent and/or progressive numbness, tingling or weakness, as well as those individuals who have cognitive impairment or a movement disorder. The neurologist may perform diagnostic tests to further evaluate the cause of back pain and related neurological complaints.
Neurosurgeon
A neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in surgery of the brain, spine and other parts of the nervous system. They can perform a variety of spinal operations and procedures. A neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the nervous system. The nervous system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerve roots, and the peripheral nerves. The neurosurgeon is experienced and skilled in both pharmaceutical and surgical approaches to spinal disorders. A neurosurgeon may be a doctor of osteopathy (DO) or a medical physician (MD).
Oncologist
Oncologists are physicians who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of cancer. An oncologist usually receives the patient from another spine specialist after a primary tumor or cancer metastasis is detected in the spine.
Osteopathic Physician
The doctor of osteopathy (DO) receives training paralleling that of a medical physician, but they are also exposed to physical medicine approaches such as manipulation similar to that of a chiropractic physician. Osteopaths are licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches like a medical physician and can therefore prescribe drugs and perform operative surgery. The osteopathic physician is trained to perform hands-on manipulative treatment for disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Doctors of osteopathy specialize in different fields, just as medical physicians do such as; orthopedics, neurosurgery or rheumatology. Not all osteopathic physicians choose to manipulate the spine during the course of patient care.
Neurologist
Neurologists are experts in the evaluation and/or treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. They are commonly called upon to evaluate and/or treat conditions such as epilepsy, sleep disorders, brain disorders, stroke, chronic pain, headache and neurological consequences of spinal disorders. The neurologist received extensive training in diagnosing and treating problems related to the nervous system. The neurologist may be an osteopathic physician (D.O.), medical physician (M.D.) or chiropractic physician (D.C.). Primary care physicians often refer patients to the neurologist for further evaluation of persistent and/or progressive numbness, tingling or weakness, as well as those individuals who have cognitive impairment or a movement disorder. The neurologist may perform diagnostic tests to further evaluate the cause of back pain and related neurological complaints.
Neurosurgeon
A neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in surgery of the brain, spine and other parts of the nervous system. They can perform a variety of spinal operations and procedures. A neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the nervous system. The nervous system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerve roots, and the peripheral nerves. The neurosurgeon is experienced and skilled in both pharmaceutical and surgical approaches to spinal disorders. A neurosurgeon may be a doctor of osteopathy (DO) or a medical physician (MD).
Oncologist
Oncologists are physicians who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of cancer. An oncologist usually receives the patient from another spine specialist after a primary tumor or cancer metastasis is detected in the spine.
Osteopathic Physician
The doctor of osteopathy (DO) receives training paralleling that of a medical physician, but they are also exposed to physical medicine approaches such as manipulation similar to that of a chiropractic physician. Osteopaths are licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches like a medical physician and can therefore prescribe drugs and perform operative surgery. The osteopathic physician is trained to perform hands-on manipulative treatment for disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Doctors of osteopathy specialize in different fields, just as medical physicians do such as; orthopedics, neurosurgery or rheumatology. Not all osteopathic physicians choose to manipulate the spine during the course of patient care.
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