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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I'll keep the answer short: Because the primary care doctor can diagnose and treat your sciatica just as well as an orthopedist, up to the point where you are in the 10% that need surgery.
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I knew the day would come, when I'd agree with you.
Orthopedist seem to want to do nothing but operate. I had two guys tell me they wanted to operate on both my shoulders, for torn rotator cuffs. Gave me cortisone shots and told me to get ready for surgery.
One of my golfing buddies (a chiropractor, actually), said: Are you serious? At your age? After all that golf? It will be like trying to sew 2 pieces of wet toilet paper together. Go get 3rd opinion, bilateral rotary cuff failure doesn't happen over-night.
I know you won't approve of this part, but ... with the help of Google, my daughter & I diagnosed the real problem that my PCP had missed. PMR. Went to a Rheumatologist and 3 years later I'm cured (or dormant) and didn't lose a day of golf.