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Neurologists do not perform surgery (neurosurgeons do). Neurologists often perform nerve conduction studies. With the spine, neurologists are capable of dealing with the spinal cord and associated nerves, but are less involved in spinal fractures, disc prolapse and facet joint pain
Neurosurgeons are better placed than neurologists and general (non-spinal) orthopaedic surgeons to assess spinal conditions.
Pain specialists often perform a variety of interventional pain procedures, for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.