PRI Neck Pain Slides
THE NECK IS ONE OF THE MOST DELICATE AREAS OF THE BODY AND CAN HAVE EFFECTS ON THE ENTIRE BODY.
An injury, disc herniation or degeneration, stiffness, chronic pain in this region can have a dramatic impact on your mobility and quality of life as this is where the spinal cord begins and is the communication port from your brain to the entire body. At Pain Relief Institute, we’re here to help you identify exactly what’s causing your discomfort, so we can resolve the issue for good and deliver long-lasting pain relief.
Non-Surgical Treatment of Neck Pain
Premier Center for Non-Surgical Treatment of Neck Pain
Conservative Treatment of Neck Pain
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Other Non-Surgical Alternatives for Neck Pain
Other Non-Surgical Alternatives for Neck Pain:
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy treats injuries, disease, and deformities via physical modalities like exercise, massage, and heat treatments. By so doing, it avoid all the potential negative consequences of surgery and drugs.
Physical therapy targets specific areas of weakness in the body, alleviates stress, and reduces pain. It improves mobility, mental health, and ideally brings a patient back to his or her previous level of functioning. It’s covered by many insurance policies and, when performed by a capable professional, is rarely painful.
Supportive Bracing
Sometimes physical therapy alone isn’t enough. A patient may also require supportive bracing to obtain pain relief from pain. Bracing provides additional support for a damaged or weakened part of the body like the neck. It can restore natural movement, provide stability, and prevent further injury. Patients can return to normal activities without the fear that they’re hurting themselves further.
You should, however, only wear a brace if your health care professionals determine you need one, and then you should only wear one that’s right for your individual needs. At the Pain Relief Institute, we can help you make those determinations.
MLS and HILT Laser Therapy
Our Center is proud to be on the cutting edge of medical innovation and technology by being the only medical facility in the Chicago area offering Class IV Robotic MLS (Multiwave Locked System) and HILT Laser Therapy.
Cold laser therapy is a painless therapeutic treatment used to correct a variety of neck problems. Pain reduction from a neck injury can often be felt immediately after treatment, but those with chronic pain or severe injuries will need to have multiple treatments to get the full benefits and the greatest relief possible.
Common Causes
COMMON CAUSES OF NECK PAIN
Common Symptoms
The neck area is fragile and fairly susceptible to damage and chronic pain. As such, discomfort in this region can either be acute or long-lasting, and may be caused by a number of different injuries and conditions, including:
Muscle strains
Pinched Nerve
Osteoarthritis
Facet disease/degeneration
Whiplash injuries
Trigger points
Sports injuries
Fibromyalgia
Disc Herniation/ Bulging/Degeneration
Common Symptoms of Neck Pain:
- Pain that is worse with activity and movement
- Pain into the arms
- Numbness and Tingling
- Migraine and Headaches
- Muscle weakness
- Dull aches
Diagnosing the cause of your pain
Diagnosing the Cause of your Neck Pain
PRI Back Pain Slides
BACK PAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED AT PAIN RELIEF INSTITUTE.
Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
Non-Surgical Treatment of Back Pain
At Pain Relief Institute, you can rest assured that you’re in the best possible hands with our highly experienced physicians. Our goal throughout your back pain treatment is not only to relieve your symptoms – but also to heal your underlying injury and prevent a recurrence. We want to treat your condition as quickly and effectively as possible so you can get you back to your life.
To that end, we will attempt to avoid ongoing steroid injections and surgery whenever possible, and we’ll stay away from temporary Band-Aid fixes or prescription medication. These treatments can potentially allow us to naturally heal the underlying damage while relieving your symptoms – so that you can hopefully make as a full recovery as possible.
Traditional Medicine
Conservative vs Traditional Medicine
At Pain Relief Institute, you can rest assured that you’re in the best possible hands with our highly experienced physicians. Our goal throughout your back pain treatment is not only to relieve your symptoms – but also to heal your underlying injury and prevent a recurrence. We want to treat your condition as quickly and effectively as possible so you can get back to your life.
To that end, we will attempt to avoid ongoing steroid injections and surgery whenever possible, and we’ll stay away from temporary Band-Aid fixes or prescription medication. These treatments can potentially allow us to naturally heal the underlying damage while relieving your symptoms – so that you can hopefully make as a full recovery as possible.
Common Causes
COMMON CAUSES OF BACK PAIN
There are numerous types of back pain, and several injuries and diseases can cause discomfort in mid and low back. Some of the most common causes treated by Pain Relief Institute are:
OSTEOARTHRITIS: Osteoarthritis develops by the gradual wearing down of protective cartilage. With respect to the spine, it causes damage to the bones resulting in chronic pain, stiffness and decreased mobility.
SPRAIN: Muscles can get strained due to overexertion or injury, causing pain and stiffness. This can often be due to trying to lift something too heavy or overuse.
STRAIN: Ligaments can get sprained from being overstretched or torn resulting in severe pain in the area of the strained ligament.
SPINAL STENOSIS:
DISC HERNIATION/BULGING: Within the spine there are 23 discs that separate the vertebra (bones making up the spine). The discs cushion the vertebra and absorb shock. When the discs get damaged, they may pinch a nerve resulting in numbness, tingling, pain or weakness in the arms or legs.
MUSCLE SPASMS: When back/spine muscles are overworked they may start to contract and can even stay contracted for extended periods of time resulting in pain and stiffness until the muscle spasm is relieved.
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE:
