Low back pain radiating to right leg.  MRI showed multilevel dehydrated disc disease.  Is this neurological problem or orthopedic?
Patient: MRI showed "multilevel dehydrated disc disease causing central canal and lateral recess stenosis with most prominent changes ate L4-5"I am 58 years old and I contacted the medical specialist because I was having low back ache radiating to right leg. Please advise me which specialist I should approach for? I mean neurologist or orthopedic? Doctor: Hi,You may approach a neurosurgeon since it involved the nerve of the spine.If the neurological complications are there then a neurosurgeon should be consulted first.Though if the neurosurgeon is not available then consultation from the orthopaedician may also be done.Sometimes a team approach involving both is done.