Living with neck and back pain can affect your physical and emotional health. When pain is affecting your daily life, talk with an experienced pain management specialist at Ascension Illinois. Our pain management specialists listen to understand you and your health concerns. Then, we create a personalized care plan to help you get back to the activities you love. Together, we discuss non-surgical treatments designed to reduce pain and improve mobility.
Relief from back and neck pain begins here
At Ascension Illinois, our pain management specialists focus on non-surgical treatments to reduce pain and improve mobility. Your care team will start with a physical exam and review your health history. If needed, imaging (X-rays, MRI, or CT) scans can help us understand what’s causing your pain. Then we will then work together to create a treatment plan that is right for you. Treatment options may include:
- Physical therapy
- Medications to relieve inflammation or nerve pain
- Injections that target pain at the source
- Lifestyle guidance on posture, movement, and daily habits
Surgical relief for back and neck pain
Experienced neurosurgeons at Ascension Illinois diagnose and treat many types of neck and back injuries and conditions. If pain doesn’t improve with non-surgical care, your pain management doctor may refer you to a neurosurgeon. Spine surgery may be an option if you have chronic back or neck pain that hasn’t gotten better with other treatment, such as injections, medication or non-invasive therapy. Your doctor works with you to create a personalized care plan. Some spinal conditions that may require surgery include:
- Broken or fractured vertebra
- Cervical disk disease
- Chronic persistent back or neck pain
- Degenerative Cervical disk disease
- Sciatica (pinched nerve pain radiating down your arms and or legs)
- Scoliosis (curved spine) and other spinal deformities
- Spine infection
- Spinal instability (spondylolisthesis)
- Spinal stenosis or narrowing of the spinal canal
- Spinal tumor
- Spondylosis (age related degeneration of the spine)
Our neurosurgeons specialize in advanced techniques, including minimally invasive procedures, to help patients get back to living with less pain.
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