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Northwestern Medicine Orthopaedics
27650 Ferry Road
Suite 100
Warrenville, IL 60555
Ph: 630.225.2663






Ankle
Child Orthopedics
Elbow
Foot
Fractures
General
Hand
Hip
Knee
Pain Management
Shoulder
Spine - Cervical
Spine - General
Spine - Lumbar
Spine - Thoracic
Wrist

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When should I give up on regular medical treatment for my back pain and try therapy to try and manage it?

Only your doctor can advise you when you have reached the end of what medical therapy can offer you. Much depends on how your back pain began, what caused it, and why you continue to have it.

However, you don't have to stop your medical treatment to take advantage of psychological counseling. In fact, the two work well together. By following a cognitive behavior program, for example, you could learn how to better manage your pain, which may, in turn, make the physical treatments more successful.


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