Conditions We Treat

Alleviating Your Pain So You Can Live Your Life

A Thoughtful and Personal Method of Treating Pain

ARTHRITIS

Wear and tear of the joints often due to older age but could be a result of an autoimmune process like rheumatoid arthritis.

SPINAL STENOSIS

Occurs with the central spinal canal is narrowed and compresses on the spinal cord.

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BACK AND NECK PAIN

Could result from a variety of causes such as wear and tear of the joints, degenerative disc disease or pinching of the nerves.

VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES

Occurs when the vertebral bodies in the spine collapse most often due to osteoporosis or malignancy.

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NEUROPATHY

Painful burning sensation in the hands and feet often due to diabetes.

FACIAL PAIN

Could be caused from Shingles or a painful condition called trigeminal neuralgia.

DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE/ HERNIATED DISCS

Discs help provide a cushion between the bones of the spine and when they are diseased the cushion loses volume and parts of the disc can press on nerves.

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FACET JOINT DISEASE

Facet joints allow the spine to bend and twist. Like another joint in the body, the facet joints can wear out and become inflamed. This is the leading causes of back and neck pain.

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CANCER PAIN

Malignant tumors can spread to the bones and compress the nerves.

SCIATICA/ RADICULOPATHY

Pinching of the nerves in the back or neck that causes shooting pain down the legs or arms.

POST-LAMINECTOMY SYNDROME

Occurs when people continue to have back neck, leg or arm pain following back or neck surgery.

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HEADACHES

There are several different types of headaches, the most common which is migraines, which can be associated with nausea as well as sensitivity to light and sound.

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME

Intense pain in an extremity due to nerve damage from a prior trauma.

MYALGIA

Muscle spasms due to a variety of causes.

PELVIC PAIN

Could be a result of prior trauma or nerve damage to the nerves in the pelvis.