Norton Leatherman Spine Back & Neck Pain Clinics are designed for quick access to get your started getting relief right away.

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve had neck or back pain for two days or two decades. You want to get started finding relief quickly. That’s what we do at Norton Leatherman Spine Back & Neck Pain Clinics.

Neck and back clinic providers are available Monday through Friday and typically see patients within three business days — and often within one business day.

As part of an appointment at a Norton Leatherman Spine Back & Neck Pain Clinic, we’ll starting diagnosing the cause of your pain. That may involve X-rays, MRI scan or other imaging tests. The type of pain you have, the results of a physical exam and your insurer’s guidelines will influence the timing of these tests.

You’ll leave your first appointment with a plan for getting pain relief.

What to expect from Norton Leatherman Spine Back & Neck Pain Clinics

• Comprehensive care for neck- and back-related conditions
• A team of providers with special expertise managing neck and back pain and the experience to know when physical therapy or nonnarcotic medication can provide relief and when surgery is needed
• Expertise to know whether the pain is originating in your neck or back or elsewhere in your body and get you to the right specialist
• Appointments available Monday through Friday without a long wait
• A custom care plan that may include physical therapy, pain management or a timely surgical evaluation if necessary
• We do not routinely prescribe narcotics for pain unless someone has just had surgery. If we believe narcotics would be helpful to manage nonsurgical pain, we will refer you to a pain management specialist.

If you experience any of the following symptoms before your clinic appointment, seek care at your closest emergency department:

• Loss of bowel or bladder control
• Numbness or tingling in the buttocks, genital area or inner thighs
• Severe back or neck pain with a fever
• Significant trauma that causes severe back or neck pain
• New or worsening weakness in an arm or leg

Spine Care From World-renowned Specialists

Norton Leatherman Spine is a world-renowned program delivering groundbreaking care and treatment for back, neck and spine conditions and procedures.

• Nationally recognized spine surgery fellowship program with over 150 trained fellows
• First in the world to perform robotic spine surgery using the Medtronic Mazor X Stealth Edition, demonstrating leadership in surgical innovations
• First health system in the nation to be recognized as an Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center of Excellence by DNV
• First in the state of Kentucky to use the EOS Imaging system, a high-resolution image system with 50% to 85% less radiation exposure than traditional X-rays and CT scans
• More than 4,000 surgeries performed each year
• Recognized as a national benchmark for patient-reported outcome measures against spine surgeons across the nation, ensuring high-quality, data-driven care
• A team of 45 highly regarded specialists, including orthopedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons and pain management specialists
• Internationally recognized leaders in clinical research of spinal disease, injury and deformity, opioid management, spine surgical innovations, scoliosis and more
• Specialists who have served in senior positions in the Scoliosis Research Society, the prestigious organization for scoliosis surgeons around the world
• Kenton D. Leatherman, M.D., the program namesake, was the first doctor in Kentucky to repair scoliosis surgically