Whom should I consult for my back pain Orthopaedic surgeon, Neurologist, Physiotherapist or Chiropractor?

Whom should I consult for my back pain Orthopaedic surgeon, Neurologist, Physiotherapist or Chiropractor ?

Dr. Karthikeyan, (PT)
JAK REHAB Clinic,
Senior sports physiotherapist,
BPT, Dip. In fitness and yoga,
Certified chiropractor,
Certified dry needling therapist(UK)

Back pain is a common problem where everyone suffers with it at least once in their lifetime. It may be a simple muscle soreness or joint sprain or severe disc injury. Upto 95% patients can be treated with conservative treatment.
Often people get confused and end up in consulting different specialists and spending so much of money, even though sometimes not getting proper treatment.
Neurologists have a major role in surgery were patients with severe involvement of spinal cord or nerve root.

Orthopaedic surgeon helps to several ways
1) prescribing medication
2) advising epidural injections
3) performing surgeries in the worst cases.

Chiropractor is a part of physiotherapy treatment, we say it as a modern version of physiotherapy where they focus majorly on correcting bone alignment so the results are temporary.

Physiotherapists help in so many ways.

Reducing pain and muscle spasms by electrotherapy
Reducing muscle stiffness by muscle release techniques( trigger point release/ dry needling etc)

Corrects the bone alignment with manual mobilisation/chiropractic techniques, Strengthening the muscle to maintain the alignment and avoid further injury Correcting the posture with ergonomic adjustment
So, we can say physiotherapist will help you to get rid of the problem rather than just reducing the pain temporarily