What kind of doctor do I see for a hernia?

Answer 1

doctors
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Answer 2

Start with your general practitioner (or family doctor), and he/she will send you to, or recommend, the appropriate specialist. Or just go to an internist.

I just had this surgery done and came out fine although you are looking at about 12,000 USD for it to happen

Answer 3

If you have a disk herniation or disk bulge, either a Chiropractor (DC), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) are all qualified and capable of helping you.

Spinal manipulation by docotrs of chiropractoric has been shown to be effective and perfectly safe for treating herniated disks (references 1-4 below), and there are almost no risks associated. Thus, it is always worth a try to see if a chiropractor can help.

Sometimes very severe disk problems can require a trip to a surgeon to ensure that neurological damage is not a risk. Your DC, MD, or DO should be able to inform you of whether or not you need to see a surgeon. Interestinglly, a recent study found that 60% of people who were thought to need surgery for a disk herniation causing sciatica benefited equally as well from chiropractic care as they would have from surgery (reference 4 below). Thus, seeing a chiropractor for your disk herniation has a good chance of providing the same benefit as surgery in a majority of cases. A safe approach would be to try chiropractic, if it works (60% of the time) then you can avoid surgery, if it doesnt work (40% of the time) then the option for surgery is always still there.

References:

1) Oliphant D. Safety of spinal manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disk herniations: a systematic review and risk assessment. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2004;27(3):197-210.

2) Santilli V, Beghi E, Finucci S. Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute Back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations. Spine J2006;6:131-137.

3) Liu J, Zhang S. Treatment of protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc by pulling and turning manipulations. J Tradit Chin Med 2000;20:195-197.

4) McMorland G, Suter E, Casha S, du Plessis SJ, Hurlbert RJ. 2010. Manipulation or Microdiskectomy for Sciatica? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Study. J Manip Phys Ther. Volume 33, Issue 8, Pages 576-584.

Answer 4

General Surgeon.
What type of surgeon repairs hernia's

Answer 5

It depends on what is herniated. If the hernia is in the large intestine (e.g. inside your butt) then you'd want to see a proctologist, for example.

Answer 6

what is the cost to remove a large hernia

Answer 7

A general surgeon.