No Need to Travel to Get Your Life Back

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No Need to Travel to Get Your Life Back

by Medical Contributer of OIWK Spine Center

Chronic back pain can be complicated, but getting expert care shouldn’t have to be. Chances are you, or someone you know, suffers from chronic back pain. It might be neck, midback, or low-back pain but unfortunately, it's a common issue. There are a lot of remedies, treatments and cures out there. The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky (OIWK), at 200 Clint Hill Boulevard in Paducah, is a place where you can be expertly evaluated and treated for chronic spinal pain.

OIWK offers cutting edge patient care for spinal pain provided by experienced professionals – in both surgical and non-surgical specialties. Our practitioners work together on a single campus to provide personal, tailored treatment that is not typically available outside of major metropolitan areas. We are here to help you and we’re close to home.

Treatment typically begins with an evaluation with one of our experienced Physician Assistants (PA). Our PA’s work with patients to diagnose the type of chronic pain they have, where it’s located, and identify any treatments they may have tried. The proper imaging to fully evaluate symptoms is obtained: This may include an X-ray, CT scan, or an MRI which, in most circumstances, can be completed inhouse. Typically treatment begins with non-surgical approaches.

Physical therapy is a major component of our non-surgical treatment protocol. Physical therapy (PT) is offered at The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky to improve patient mobility, functionality, and strength, as well as to reduce pain. Because PT is offered at our main campus, our therapists are able to work directly with our surgical providers and tailor treatment to specific patient needs. There’s no need to travel to multiple locations to obtain this team-based care.

Interventional Pain Management is an additional option available to patients at OIWK. Our pain management providers perform X-ray guided injections to specifically target areas of pain. These types of injections are used both therapeutically, to relieve pain, and diagnostically, to identify where pain might be coming from. The OIWK pain management team, where appropriate, also prescribes medications to help improve a patients quality of life.

Sometimes pain symptoms are best treated surgically. When this is the case the surgeons at OIWK develop a surgical plan to return a patient back to maximal function, with minimal pain, as soon as possible. Outpatient and inpatient surgeries are performed at local hospitals and the Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center in Metropolis, Illinois. Our spine surgery team is actively involved in ground breaking research and new approaches to minimally invasive surgical techniques. The latest advancements in spine surgery technology is available, right here, in western Kentucky. You get the care found in bigger cities without having to travel to one.

With a wide range of proven treatment approaches and experienced providers all in one place, let our team at The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky help you get back to actively enjoying life!

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