01 Symptom mapping
You describe the location, timing, triggers, and functional impact of the pain, including any leg symptoms and treatments already tried.
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No referral needed
Your movement story
CONCEPTUAL VIEW · 01 / 03
Start with your everyday
Notice whether sitting changes your symptoms and how long you feel comfortable.
Explore your first visitCare that fits your schedule
- Available 8AM–8PM, seven days a week
- Same-day to same-week appointments often available
- Same-day callbacks from our scheduling team
- No referral needed to request an appointment
- PPO insurance plans accepted (PPO only) — check your coverage
When to see a specialist
An appointment is reasonable when back pain is not settling, keeps returning, or begins to limit walking, sitting, sleep, work, or exercise.
- Pain lasting longer than expected after rest and activity changes
- Back pain that spreads into the buttock, thigh, calf, or foot
- Numbness, tingling, or weakness accompanying back pain
- Symptoms that worsen with standing, walking, sitting, bending, or lifting
- Repeated episodes that interrupt work, sleep, or normal activity
- Uncertainty about whether an MRI finding explains the pain
Interactive 3D · Vertebra
Drag to rotate · Thoracic vertebra (T-10)
A single thoracic vertebra — one of 33 bones, plus discs, joints, and muscles, that a back pain evaluation takes into account.
Conceptual anatomy model, not your imaging or a diagnosis.
What happens at your first appointment
The first appointment connects your history, physical findings, and imaging so the plan addresses the likely pain generator and your priorities.
02 Back and nerve examination
The doctor assesses movement, tenderness, strength, sensation, reflexes, and walking to distinguish mechanical pain from nerve involvement.
03 Imaging correlation
Available studies are reviewed for findings that match the clinical pattern. Common age-related changes are separated from findings likely to matter.
04 Personalized pathway
The visit ends with clear next steps, which may include activity guidance, pain management, an injection, monitoring, additional testing, or a surgical discussion.
Your specialists
Your treatment pathway
Non-surgical care
- Short-term activity modification
- Medication and pain-management strategies
- Targeted diagnostic or epidural injections
- Monitoring with planned reassessment
Surgical care
- Lumbar decompression for confirmed nerve compression
- Microdiscectomy for a symptomatic disc herniation
- Fusion when instability, deformity, or painful motion is confirmed
Where we treat this
Our clinic pages list local contact details and office hours. Mountain Spine & Orthopedics is available 8AM–8PM, seven days a week.
Florida · 10 offices
New Jersey · 7 offices
New York · 1 office
Pennsylvania · 4 offices
Frequently asked questions about Lower Back Pain
No referral is needed to request an appointment. Some health plans may have their own referral requirements, so our scheduling team can help you identify what to confirm before your visit.