Anyone have a recommended Dr/Hospital for back issues?

[fitz19d]

Went to the PA who prescribed tizanidine or something. muscle relaxer. Doesnt seem to do much but make me slightly sleepy. 6 day basically prednisone therapy pack. Made me feel good the first day or two followed by during the taper down phase back to the same pain.

Xray showed some C going on in my low back. Basically scoliosis almost looking. Unsure if I've always had or caused by my bad lifting. MRI was wednesday. Tech on the fly said he could see some of where my left side sciatic is getting pinched.

Monday morning visit with doc to see results + plan of action. I'm hoping for cortisone shot or something other than doing just PT. From the way it feels to me, and the recent worsening I had a hard time imagining that doing the trick.

[fportmen45]

Went to the PA who prescribed tizanidine or something. muscle relaxer. Doesnt seem to do much but make me slightly sleepy. 6 day basically prednisone therapy pack. Made me feel good the first day or two followed by during the taper down phase back to the same pain.

Xray showed some C going on in my low back. Basically scoliosis almost looking. Unsure if I've always had or caused by my bad lifting. MRI was wednesday. Tech on the fly said he could see some of where my left side sciatic is getting pinched.

Monday morning visit with doc to see results + plan of action. I'm hoping for cortisone shot or something other than doing just PT. From the way it feels to me, and the recent worsening I had a hard time imagining that doing the trick.

Sounds like we're in similar boats - I'm on day 5 of Medrol. It's done very little for the pain in my shoulder and numbness/tingling in my left arm. The doc says it's likely a neck issue, but need an MRI to confirm (currently trying to schedule one - how much did it set you back?). Hope it's able to be fixed; it would be nice to be able to sleep again.