Both Dr. Ezgur and DiDomenico recognize that your mental state has a significant impact on pain and your body's ability to heal. This is especially true in virtually all types of chronic pain. The doctors may make specific recommendations when appropriate. These recommendations may include stress management, muscle relaxation techniques, and breathing exercises. More in-depth psychological services may also be recommended, to help you with:
- stress management
- weight loss
- pain management
- sleep disorders
- smoking cessation
Dr. Ezgur and Dr. DiDomenico both work closely with clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in Chicago and the Chicagoland area, when patients may benefit from psychological services. Especially effective is cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, an empirically based, time limited system by which patients are taught to monitor and change thoughts and behaviors in an organized way in order to feel better and act in more self-helping, adaptive ways.
For more information, please contact the doctors at their respective Progressive Chiropractic locations.
PROGRESSIVE HEALTH & WELLNESS BLOG: SELF TREATMENT ADVICE ON THE PROPER USE OF HEAT & ICE : Many people are not sure when to use heat and when to use ice in the self-treatment of pain and injuries. As a rule, any treatment should be individualized to the unique needs of the patient. That said, the advice that follows will serve as useful genergeneral guidelines on the proper use of heat & ice. This advice is given with the recommendation that you also seek out care from your chiropractor or other qualified health care provider. If you are having pain as the result of an identifiable injury (from a fall, or a blow, or a sprain, strain, sports injury, car accident, etc.) then it is usually best to use an ice pack for the first 24-48 hours. Apply the ice pack for 10-20 minutes (not longer), and repeat at least three times per day, or up to once every hour if pain is severe. The ice will reduce pain, muscle spasm, inflammation and decrease tissue damage. If your pain is not the direct result of an actual injury, or if the pain has persisted for more than 48 hours, it is usually best to alternate heat & ice. The best way to do this is to apply moist heat for 5 minutes, followed by an ice pack for 1 minute. Just one single repetition of this therapy (6 minutes total), performed 1-3 times per day (depending upon the severity of your symptoms) is usually all you need to do. The heat needs to be moist – not dry. Read More |