Medical Procedures / Zerona Cold Laser
Looking for non-surgical options for back and neck pain can be difficult. This brief synopsis will break down several options you may wish to consider. Each may be used separately but in our office located in Panama City FL, both are used together to give the patient all possible options before resorting to surgical approaches.
Medical Treatment: Focuses on using interventional techniques such as trigger and facet joint injections and nerve root blocks to provide immediate relief of discomfort so physical therapy and life style changes can be used for long term relief. Reducing inflammation through injections can make the patient's results come faster due to decreased spasm and restriction of movement in some cases. Procedures must be performed by a Board Certified doctor such as Dr. Robert Burns. These procedures can be done right here in our office as we are fully equipped with a suite for these procedures. Having a full service suite for these procedures makes it so that we can schedule our patients quickly should they require fast relief for an insult or injury. In many offices you could wait weeks and even months to see the MD, but in our office you can be evaluated usually within one to two weeks.
About Dr. Burns
Dr. Robert Burns is board certified in Pain Management. He offers a full range of interventional diagnostic and pain-relief procedures. Interventional procedures, combined with medication and physical therapy, can improve most pain problems. Surgery may be avoided if pain is relieved and no functional verve damage is occurring.
Physical therapy may be more effective if pain is relived prior to therapy. Medical procedures in our office are performed accurately under fluoroscopic guidance.
ChiroNetwork provides low cost Interventional Procedural Management for clients who haveno insurance or are paying out-of-pocket due to a high deductible insurance plan.
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Physical Therapy: Can be either passive or active and is designed to each patient's needs at the time of the clinical workup.
Passive therapies include interferential therapy, ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation as well as others. Cold Lasers can be used for pain relief and to assist with healing of traumatized tissues.
Exercises: Various cardiovascular, stretching and strengthening exercises may be prescribed by doctors to decrease lower back pain, increase strength and restore range of motion. For example, doctors may prescribe exercises that strengthen under-active muscles and/or inhibit over-active muscles with the goal of attaining muscle balance and a balanced structure. Doctors may also have patients do exercises that strengthen the weak, underactive muscles of the trunk and pelvis, and exercises that stretch the tight, overactive muscles.
Massage Therapy: Can be used separately as well as in combination with other treatment modalities to assist with stretching of tissues and reduce spasm as well as to promote relaxation and decrease scar tissue formation and fibrous after injury.
Dr. Hal C. Cowen D.C., A.B.A.A.H.P.
Ph: 850-872-8880
127 W. 23rd St. • Panama City, FL
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 12:00pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm
