one more Sciatica question

What is the title of a doctor that specializes in sciatica..back problems, etc? Am I looking for a orthopedic dr?

[High Noon]

Spinal Surgeon

[gitmofish]

Mine was a neurologist.  I was referred to an orthopaedic surgeon who was a joke; he insisted I had a herniated disc.  I went for 1 1/2 years walking at a 45 degree angle and he couldn't have cared less about the pain I was in.  He did refer me to a NeuroSurgeon, who did a myelogram and said there was nothing wrong with my back.  The Ortho refused to refer me to a neurologist.   It was a WC injury, so I went out on my own insurance to a neurologist who diagnosed my injury the first visit, and it was right where I said it was, the back of my leg just above the knee.  He put me on Neurontin and in a month I was walking straighter, and in 3 months, I was walking upright again.  

[jenntanis]

I saw both orthopedists and neurosurgeons.  I had a better experience with the neurosurgeons, and ended up having a lumbar fusion.  I'm doing much better after surgery.  The orthopedists I saw wanted me to take celebrex or Vioxx for the rest of my life, and when it didn't work, wanted me to drive 2 hours from my home for a discogram.  It's not like I live in the country.  I live in MD, where I would pass over 10 hospitals to go for that test, which I have been told is extremely painful.  I ended up having to go to a major hospital (Univ of MD in Baltimore) for my surgery because no one else wanted to touch my back because I'm 27.  I hope this helps and it works as well for you as it has for me.