Christie Clinic’s Department of Spine & Pain Management

4/1/2013

Christie Clinic’s Department of Spine & Pain Management is east central Illinois’ premier spine & pain management center. Staffed by a team of highly-skilled providers, the team is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain.

By combining the latest medical techniques and innovative procedures with a personalized approach, patients are provided with the highest level of customized care. Treatment goals promote a successful recovery and the enjoyment of an active and healthy lifestyle.

Some of the many painful conditions successfully treated at the Christie Clinic Department of Spine & Pain include:

  • Back & Neck Pain
  • Back Surgery Pain
  • Post Surgical Pain
  • Shoulder, Leg & Arm Pain
  • Herniated Disc
  • Spinal Compression
  • Chronic Pain
  • New Onset Shingles
  • Pain after Shingles
  • Cancer Pain
  • Spinal Arthritis
  • Fractures

Diagnostic and therapeutic pain management procedures performed in our state-of-the-art medical facility include, but are not limited to:

  • Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Medial Branch Nerve Blocks
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections
  • Discograms
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Spinal Biopsy
  • Occipital Nerve Blocks
  • Radio Frequency Ablation

Christie Clinic’s Interventional pain management utilizes advanced therapies to relieve chronic neuropathic pain of the back, arms and legs.

  • Spinal Cord Stimulators
  • Intrathecal Pain Pumps

Acute and chronic pain can have emotional effects and may require a treatment plan to include counseling, physical therapy and/or Neurosurgery consult.