What type of doctor specializes in skeletal-muscular conditions?
The type of doctor that U will need depends on the problem that U wld like to address. There are diseases affecting the skeletal-muscular system that only requires medical management like myalgias (muscular pains), arthritis (joint problems), weakness (muscle condition) , osteoporosis, etc. Others require surgical interventions like bone deformities, fractures, ligament tears, etc. So if U need mere medical attention or some therapist, go see a neurologist or rheumatologists or chiropractor, physical therapist. If U need a surgical intervention to correct ur problem, an orthopedic surgeon is best. Usually, a medical treatment is sought first and tried for few weeks and then U may be referred to a surgeon unless the cause is an injury that obviously requires immediate surgery and so direct care of an orthopedic surgeon is required.
