Dr. John G. Atwater, MD, Bloomington, IL, 61704
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Dr. John G. Atwater, MD, Bloomington, IL, 61704
The Downstate Illinois Spine Center (DISC) specializes in all aspects of medical treatment for spinal disorders. DISC has on site comprehensive care facilities including a surgery center, physical therapy, MRI, neurodiagnostics, and pain management specialists.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Orthopedic Surgeon
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Cervical spine disorders
- Coccydynia
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Leg pain
- Lower back pain
- Muscle pain / muscle strain
- Myelopathy
- Neck pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Piriformis syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Upper back pain
- Whiplash
Treatments
- Discectomy
- Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
- IDET
- Kyphoplasty
- Lower back surgery
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Physical therapy
- Spinal fusion
- Upper back surgery
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 7/12/02 - 12/31/11
Professional Distinctions
- Spine Fellowship at Howard University, Washington DC
- Fellowship in Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University
- Medical School at University of Virginia