Spine conditions Dr. Patton treats
Care for adult neck and back conditions, from a pinched nerve to complex deformity. Each guide explains symptoms, non-surgical options and when surgery makes sense.
Herniated disc and sciatica
Pain that shoots from the low back into the buttock and down the leg is usually a pinched lumbar nerve. Most cases get better on their own, and the ones that don't usually respond well to a small, same-day operation.
Lumbar spinal stenosis
If your legs ache, cramp or feel heavy when you walk or stand, and the feeling goes away when you sit or lean on a shopping cart, the cause may be narrowing around the nerves in your lower back.
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis means one vertebra has slipped forward on the one below it. It is common, often painless, and treated only when it causes symptoms that limit your life.
Pinched nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy)
Sharp or burning pain from the neck into the shoulder, arm or hand, often with numbness or weakness, usually means a nerve root in the neck is being compressed.
Cervical myelopathy (spinal cord compression in the neck)
Clumsy hands, dropping things, trouble with buttons, or feeling unsteady when you walk, sometimes with very little pain, can be signs that the spinal cord in your neck is being squeezed.
Adult scoliosis and spinal deformity
A forward-leaning stance, uneven shoulders or hips, or a curve noticed in adulthood can come from arthritis-related scoliosis or loss of the spine's natural alignment.
Vertebral compression fracture
In bones weakened by osteoporosis, a minor fall, lifting, or even a hard cough can collapse a vertebra and cause sudden, sharp back pain that is worse with standing and moving.
Dr. Patton also treats spinal tumors, spinal trauma and fractures, and complications of prior spine surgery. See revision spine surgery.
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