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Empower Health - Fall 2013

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COMPASSIONATE CARE THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS at KishHealth Spine Center take a comprehensive approach to diagnosing and treating spinal stenosis, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and other conditions of the spine. A treatment destination for patients throughout northern Illinois, the KishHealth Spine Center provides compassionate, coordinated care from orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery spine specialists, as well as experienced, specially trained nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and technicians. ARE YOU A CANDIDATE? Are you taking multiple doses of over-the-counter medication because of persistent pain in your back, neck, shoulders, arms, or legs? Is it difficult to stand or walk for long periods? Is pain causing you to miss work or limit your personal or social life? OUR SPINE SPECIALISTS CAN HELP IF UPPER OR LOWER BACK, LEG, ARM, OR NECK PAIN AND MOBILITY ISSUES PERSIST DESPITE MEDICATION, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND makes activities of daily life impossible CONSIDER CALLING A SPINE SPECIALIST MODERATE PAIN— interfering significantly with activities of daily life MILD PAIN— nagging, annoying, slightly interfering with activities of daily life NO PAIN LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP TODAY! TAKE OUR SPINE PAIN ASSESSMENT at www.KishSpineCareSolutions.org. ATTEND A FREE SEMINAR to learn more about causes and treatment options for pain in the upper back, lower back/legs, and neck/arm. Call 815.748.2968 or visit www.kishhealthprograms.org. CHECK OUT A TESTIMONIAL from one of our spine center patients at www.kishspinecenter.org. THE FIELD OF NEUROSURGERY BECAUSE I FOUND IT COULD DIRECTLY OTHER CONSERVATIVE CHANGE THE TREATMENTS, IT MAY BE OUTCOME OF TIME TO TAKE THE SEVERE PAIN—disabling pain that I WAS DRAWN TO NEXT STEP . — RAYMOND HWANG, MD RAYMOND HWANG, MD Co-Director, Spine Center Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Midwest Orthopaedic Institute 2111 Midlands Court, Sycamore SOMEONE'S LIFE. —MARTIN E. GRYFINSKI, MD MARTIN E. GRYFINSKI, MD Co-Director, Spine Center Neurosurgery, Board Certified DeKalb Clinic 1850 Gateway Drive, Sycamore MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR SPINE SPECIALISTS: TO REACH MIDWEST ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE {DR. HWANG} call 815.758.0000 TO REACH DEKALB CLINIC {DR. GRYFINSKI} call 815.758.8671 WATCH VIDEOS to meet our spine specialists, and learn more about our procedures at www.kishspinecenter.org. COME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE! Please join us on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, between 6 AND 8 P.M., in the CONFERENCE CENTER at KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. At this special event, you will have the opportunity to: TALK with our physicians, HEAR about the Spine Center approach, VISIT with the pain clinic professionals and MEET our physical therapy staff.

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