Living with recurring or chronic pain takes a toll on your ability to function normally—negatively impacting your daily activities, mood, work, energy, and even your interactions with others. CentraState’s physical therapists can help by providing you with treatment options and customized spinal rehabilitation solutions for relieving pain and improving function.
WHAT TO EXPECT
CentraState’s spine therapists will conduct a thorough evaluation to determine the best approaches for relieving your pain. You may benefit from physical therapy if you have a condition such as:
- Arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis)
- Bursitis
- Cancer
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic muscle spasm
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Complications following back surgery
- Fibromyalgia (generalized muscular pain and fatigue)
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Sciatica (shooting leg pain) or other radiating pain
- Shingles
- Tendonitis
At CentraState, our board-certified physicians specialize in the treatment and relief of pain. They take a team approach to your care by working closely with primary care physicians, specialists, physical therapists, social workers, and other health professionals. Our staff is committed to quality, personalized treatment that provides pain relief, restored activity, improved quality of life, and peace of mind in the shortest amount of time.
TREATMENT METHODS
Treatment is based on your specific symptoms and is adjusted to meet your changing needs. The advanced pain management approaches we offer include:
- McKenzie Method®: You move through a series of activities and test movements to gauge your low back pain response. The results are used to create specific exercises to alleviate the pain.
- Epidurals
- Nerve blocks (celiac plexus, intercostals nerve)
- Intrathecal therapy (implantable therapy)
- Discography
- Minimally invasive disc procedures such as nucleoplasty and IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty Therapy)
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Joint injections
- Facet blocks
- Surgical intervention
Treatment may also include exercise and activity programs or other specialized therapies. Those with chronic conditions may wish to explore complementary and alternative therapies as well. CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center offers complementary therapies provided by trained professionals that can aid in pain management.