4 Spine and Pain Specialists available in Kanpur

You may see a spine and pain specialist in the following conditions:
·Severe pain
·Unable to do normal activities
·Unable to play any game
·Numbness or swelling
·Loss of bowel and bladder control
·Deformity

The spine and pain specialist makes an accurate diagnosis of your condition using scans and imaging techniques. The following treatment options are available:
·Medications to control pain and inflammation
·Surgery
·Modification of activities
·Physical therapy for rehabilitation

You need to complete an MBBS degree program of five and a half years.After this, you can complete masters in surgery (MS) in orthopaedics, or DNB (ortho) which is a three-year course or doctor of orthopaedics, a two years course. To become a specialist in spine and pain management, you need to attend a special course.

An orthopaedic surgeon practices surgery of various bones and joints. He or she may specialize as a spine surgeon. A spine specialist specializes in surgical and non-surgical spine care and research. Both are not the same.

A spine and pain specialist who also has a postgraduate degree in surgery or is also an interventional pain specialist can perform surgery to relieve the pain and to rectify the problems in the spine. A spine specialist can perform both surgical and non surgical procedures to take care of pain and spine problems.