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

About Norton Leatherman Spine

Norton Leatherman Spine is a combined team of orthopedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons and pain management specialists who provide care for adults and children from Louisville and Southern Indiana, as well as from across the region, nation and world.

• A multidisciplinary team of 45 specialists offers a comprehensive array of treatment options that include medication, pain management, rehabilitation and surgery, including minimally invasive procedures and neurosurgical therapies.
• Norton Leatherman Spine physicians are widely renowned and exceptionally experienced, performing more than 4,000 surgeries a year.
• Our specialists are internationally recognized leaders in clinical research of spinal disease, injury and deformity, and have served in senior positions in the Scoliosis Research Society, the most prestigious organization for scoliosis surgeons around the world.
• Norton Healthcare is the first health system in the nation to be recognized as an Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center of Excellence by DNV.
• We use the EOS Imaging system, which collects high-resolution images while exposing the patient to 50% to 85% less radiation than traditional X-rays and 95% less than basic CT scans. The system is especially beneficial to scoliosis patients who often need repeated imaging to monitor their progress.
• We accept Medicare, Medicaid and most major commercial insurance plans.
• Use Norton MyChart to communicate with your provider, manage appointments, refill prescriptions, get alerted if an earlier appointment becomes available and more, anytime from a mobile device or computer