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.