A 30-year-old member asked:
I have a slipped disk hernia, from whom will i get help?
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Dr. Praveen Prasadanswered
Neurosurgery 45 years experience
Start with family MD: Since most people get better without surgery, start with your primary care doctor who might prescribe modification of activities, medicines, physiotherapy, anti-inflammatories, and possibly cortisone injections in the spine. If you remain symptomatic despite all that, your doctor may send you to a neurosurgeon, but that is not the first place to start...Again, because most don't need surgery.
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