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Novato Community Hospital Back and Spine Services

Your back is a complex structure of nerves, small joints and discs, as well as tendons, muscles and tissue. Because of this complexity, treatment for back and spine problems may require a multidisciplinary team and specially trained orthopedic spine or neurologic surgeons.

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    Help for Back and Spinal Problems

    Your back is a complex structure of highly sensitive nerves, small joints and discs, as well as tendons, muscles and tissue. A problem with any one of these components can cause back pain. In fact, most people have back pain at some point in their lives. Fortunately most back problems typically improve without surgical intervention.

    Because of the complexity of the human back, treatment may sometimes require specially trained experts in sports medicine, neuroscience or orthopedics. In the Sutter Health network, experts offer comprehensive care for a wide range of back and spine problems, from degenerative discs and scoliosis to osteoporosis and spinal stenosis.

    We provide advanced diagnostic and evaluation services in order to create the most effective treatment plan for you. Options for care can include non-surgical therapy, minimally invasive procedures or spinal surgery if less invasive treatments haven't helped ease your back pain.

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    In cases of chronic back pain, seeing a back pain specialist, sports medicine physician, neurologist or neurosurgeon may be the best solution for you.

    Musculoskeletal Disorders Research

    Sutter Health Musculoskeletal Disorders Research
    Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or pain in the body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons and other structures that support the arms, legs, neck and back. Specific disorders include such things as carpal tunnel syndrome, epicondylitis and tendinitis. It can also include cuts and fractures due to accidents. Research in this area seeks to improve the treatment of disorders and the prevention of accidents, especially in the work environment.

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    Doctors at Novato Community Hospital

    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
    John P. Belzer, M.D.

    John P. Belzer, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Michael A. Brown, M.D.

    Michael A. Brown, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Teodoro P. Nissen, M.D.

    Teodoro P. Nissen, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Nathan R. Ehmer, D.O.

    Nathan R. Ehmer, D.O.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Pinak Y. Shukla, M.D.

    Pinak Y. Shukla, M.D.

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    Yoshihiro Katsuura, M.D.

    Yoshihiro Katsuura, M.D.

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    Noah Weiss, M.D.

    Noah Weiss, M.D.

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    Lewis Z. Leng, M.D.

    Lewis Z. Leng, M.D.

    • Neurosurgery

    Daniel Solomon, M.D.

    Daniel Solomon, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

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