What Specialist Do I Need To See To Treat Lumbar

Posted on Thu, 29 Aug 2019

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Question : What Specialist do I need to see to treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or similar disease? I have Medicare & Tricare for Life insurance.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Arnab (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The Neurosurgeon would be the desired specialty...

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service...
I've gone through your query in details...
I can understand your concerns...

Well, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or similar diseases are typically managed by Neurosurgeons or the Spine-surgeons (the first choice would be the Neurosurgeon).

Yes, this seems like an ongoing condition for a while in your case, so please go ahead and book the appointment with the Neurosurgeon and proceed accordingly...

Hope this answers your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further...

Take Care
Kind Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee