A spinal clinic is a healthcare facility that specializes in the treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and management of disorders that affect the spinal cord and column and the tissues surrounding them. That said, there can be different kinds of spinal clinics. For instance, one clinic may specialize in spinal conditions that require surgical intervention, while other spinal clinics may focus their efforts on treating spinal conditions in ways that eliminate or reduce the patient’s need for surgery. Likewise, you may find different specialists at one spinal clinic than you would at another one. At a spinal clinic specializing in the surgical intervention of spinal disorders, you’ll likely see neurosurgeons or orthopedic surgeons for your specific spinal disorder. Spinal clinics that specialize in reducing a patient’s need for surgery likely specialize in pain management. Physicians in these clinics may include anesthesiologists, neurologists, or physiatrists — doctors specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. At Northstar Joint and Spine, our spinal clinic focuses on reducing your need for surgery. As such, we specialize in pain management. Our primary physician is board-certified in anesthesiology and emergency medicine and is ideally qualified to take expert care of any spinal disorder you are dealing with.