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What is the difference between a pain management doctor and neurosurgeon when dealing with si joint pain and other disorders of the spine such as oa.
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Surgical vs nonsurg: The biggest difference is that a neurosurgeon can do surgery - such as fusion surgery for stabilization, or decompression surgery to unpinch nerves. Pain management doctors do not do surgery, but can treat patients with various medications as well as numerous types of spinal injection procedurese.
Answered 10/30/2017
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