I see a physiatrist (rehab medicine specialist) and have been since about 6 months after my injury... I'm now at about 2.5 years post injury.

I only just saw a neurologist for the first time about 3 weeks ago.

In my case, the only reason I was sent to the neurologist was to investigate the possibility of Botox for managing my head pain, as my physiatrist does not do Botox for head pain (he does Botox for some other conditions).

My physiatrist (and his nurse) has managed my rehab all along, I've met with him pretty much every 6-8 weeks, he's tried various meds to manage my head pain, he referred me to physio to work on my gait issues, he arranged for my neuropysch exam, he gave me a referral to a rehab psychologist that I see monthly, also to an occupational therapist that did a home assessment and assisted with pacing strategies.

3 months is not a very long wait, IMO... people here wait a much longer time to see this particular physiatrist assuming he will even allow them into the program (you have to meet the criteria)... I was really fortunate and only waited 6 weeks. The nurse does an intake interview over the phone and I passed (or failed, depending how you look at it) and qualified for immediate admittance which got me in so quickly.

So I can't speak to what results you might get from a physiatrist versus a neurologist, but I've been happy with my particular physiatrist for sure, even if I've not improved hardly at all in 2.5 years. Its certainly no reflection on him or his care.

Starr