01 Symptom timeline
You review onset, limb distribution, triggers, prior episodes, medications, injections, and any change in strength, sensation, sleep, or work capacity.
Mountain Spine & Orthopedics · Find care
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No referral needed
A layered view of a disc
CONCEPTUAL VIEW · 01 / 03
Look beneath the surface
Ask your specialist to explain the disc findings on your scan.
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
Specialist review is appropriate when disc-related symptoms persist, interfere with daily life, or include sensory or strength changes that need closer assessment.
- Pain traveling from the back into one leg or from the neck into one arm
- Numbness, tingling, burning, or electric sensations in a limb
- Weakness in the foot, leg, hand, or arm
- Symptoms aggravated by sitting, bending, coughing, or sneezing
- An MRI showing a herniation that has not been matched to an examination
- Persistent symptoms after reasonable non-surgical care
Interactive 3D · Vertebra
Drag to rotate · Thoracic vertebra (T-10)
Discs cushion the flat surfaces of vertebrae like this one. A tear can let inner disc material press on a nearby nerve.
Conceptual anatomy model, not your imaging or a diagnosis.
What happens at your first appointment
The first appointment determines whether the disc finding is clinically meaningful, which nerve is affected, and how urgently treatment should progress.
02 Nerve examination
Strength, reflexes, sensation, gait, and nerve-tension testing help identify the likely affected level and severity.
03 MRI correlation
The specialist compares disc location, side, and nerve contact with the examination rather than treating the scan in isolation.
04 Shared decision
You discuss expected monitoring, pain-management options, targeted injections, and when microdiscectomy or another decompression may be reasonable.
Your specialists
Your treatment pathway
Non-surgical care
- Temporary activity modification
- Medication and pain-management review
- Targeted epidural injection when appropriate
- Observation with neurological follow-up when symptoms are stable
Surgical care
- Lumbar microdiscectomy for persistent matching nerve compression
- Cervical or lumbar decompression based on the affected region
- Fusion only when instability or another structural indication is also present
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 seeing a herniated disc specialist
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.
Same-day to same-week appointments are often available, depending on the clinic and physician schedule. Our team provides same-day callbacks so you can discuss the earliest appropriate opening.
Mountain Spine & Orthopedics is available from 8AM to 8PM, seven days a week. Appointment availability varies by clinic, and our scheduling team can help identify the closest opening.
Mountain Spine & Orthopedics accepts PPO insurance plans only. Please contact the office before your visit so the team can verify your plan details and expected benefits.
No. Many are managed without surgery. The decision depends on pain, function, weakness, examination findings, imaging correlation, duration, and response to non-surgical care.
Bring both when possible. The images let the specialist see the disc, nerve relationship, and surrounding anatomy directly; the report remains useful context.