01 History and goals
Your specialist reviews how the problem began, where symptoms travel, what makes them better or worse, prior care, and the activities you need to regain.
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See the bigger picture
Describe neck symptoms and any changes in your arms or hands.
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
A focused spine evaluation is appropriate when symptoms persist, return repeatedly, or begin to affect strength, sensation, sleep, work, or daily movement.
- Back or neck pain that has not improved with reasonable activity changes
- Pain that travels into an arm, hand, buttock, leg, or foot
- Recurring numbness, tingling, burning, or electric sensations
- Weakness, reduced grip, foot slapping, or difficulty with balance
- An MRI or X-ray finding that needs to be matched to your symptoms
- A recommendation for spine surgery that you want reviewed
Interactive 3D · Vertebra
Drag to rotate · Thoracic vertebra (T-10)
Vertebrae like this one stack to form the spine your specialist examines, from your neck to your lower back.
Conceptual anatomy model, not your imaging or a diagnosis.
What happens at your first appointment
Your first visit is designed to identify the likely pain source and give you a practical plan, not simply repeat the wording of an imaging report.
02 Focused examination
Strength, sensation, reflexes, gait, alignment, and condition-specific movements help show whether symptoms are coming from a disc, joint, nerve, or another structure.
03 Imaging review
Existing X-rays, MRI, or CT images are compared with your examination. Additional imaging is recommended only when it can answer a specific clinical question.
04 Options and next step
You receive an explanation of the working diagnosis, reasonable non-surgical options, and when a procedure or surgical opinion may be appropriate.
Your specialists
Your treatment pathway
Non-surgical care
- Activity modification and monitored return to movement
- Medication and pain-management review
- Image-guided epidural or targeted diagnostic injections
- Observation with follow-up when symptoms are stable
Surgical care
- Targeted nerve decompression
- Microdiscectomy when disc material compresses a nerve
- Spinal fusion when instability or deformity requires stabilization
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 spine 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.
Yes. Bring the image files and report if they are available, along with prior X-rays, procedure records, and a current medication list. The images are most useful when reviewed alongside your symptoms and examination.
No. A surgical specialist can determine whether an operation is relevant, but many evaluations lead to monitoring, injections, pain management, or another non-surgical plan.