I got the right side of my body back because of Dr Paul…read more What more is their to say but thank you.

I've worked in various areas of orthopedic care for over 13 yrs. So when my I developed DDD and a…read moresevere herniation of my L4/L5; I knew from professional reputation and my own expectations that I wanted to work with Dr Ronjon Paul, Kevin Wright PA, and Taylor Comstock PA. As a team we were able to do effective, conservative measures for 3 years. Recently, I developed increasing nerve pain and weakness in my ankles/feet. They obtained updated imaging and WE discussed the surgical plan that was right for me. I am 3 weeks out from a bilateral foramenotomy, microdiscectomy, and an autograft fusion of the L4/L5. My concerns were heard. I was ecstatic that we could use my own bone to create the fusion w/o hardware. As a patient, I was treated with respect, compassion, and professionalism.The results have been AMAZING! I have feeling in my right calf, for the first time in 3 years, and the nerve pain is gone. I know their team (the providers, office staff, MA's, and RN's) took my concerns seriously and are there to support me as I continue to get stronger. THANK YOU!!!

This Extremely compassionate orthopedic surgeon saved my mobility. I had a spinal cord injury my…read morecord was being compressed by some discs that had been herniated for quite a few years ...... My symptoms the numbness in my right hand and my right leg weakness came on gradually and by then I was already in danger...... Dr Mark Mikhael of Illinois Bone and Joint Institute performed emergency surgery on my cervical spine ..... Decompressed my spinal cord and because of him I walk ...... I will soon run!!!! And my pain I had for years is GONE. I am a young healthy adult with no major medical issues besides this dangerous spinal cord injury. I may in time regain my feeling in my right hand but for now I am home recovering after my surgery this past Monday and this surgeon has answered all my calls when i have had questions arise. He is extremely compassionate and sensitive to the patient ..... I am forever grateful to this wonderful man ....... I hope to pay it forward ......... I highly recommend Dr Mikhael for any issues related to the spine. He completely fixed me. God bless him and his family. May the universe only deliver goodness to them for a life time ...... Amen Randi Marks

Dr Sharma and his staff are phenomenal. There was time when the front desk wasn't polished. The…read moreladies and gents now are professional, friendly and often greet you by name. The practice care about getting you back to 100%. I recommend Pain and Spine and endorse all of the other medical staff I've the pleasure being seen by. Epitome of professional and on top of patient issues.

Whoever Gabby is, she is a problem at this office. I called to try and schedule an appointment and…read moreshe was extremely rude, stand-offish, and committed to not listening to me when I tried to explain who my insurance was through and why I was seeking treatment. After reading some of these reviews, I'm glad I didn't end up going to this location. My interest was to become a patient of Dr. Roland, but it's unfortunate that Gabby made this impossible. I often wonder how many Doctors are aware of how their administrative staff causes them to miss out on acquiring patients which effects their bottom line. If you choose this medical facility, just note some of their intake staff lack a certain level of professionalism.

Use more non operative care instead of surgery. Bracing has been used for 4000 years continuously…read moreand has proven to be effective!!

Had an EMG test of upper & lower extremities with Dr El Shami. I've read lots of reviews regarding…read morethe EMG testing, even had a family member tell me that they were very painful. When I arrived at Illinois Spine & Scoliosis, Dr El Shami asked what I had read/heard about this testing. I told Dr El Shami that I read/heard that it was very painful. Dr El Shami assured me prior to the start of the testing that it wasn't as bad as I had read/heard. I had both upper & lower extremities tested on the same day. It took a little bit of time but I was surprised when Dr El Shami said the testing was completed. Was the test uncomfortable? A bit but I wouldn't consider it painful. Dr El Shami was very professional and a very friendly Doctor. If you're in need of an EMG test by a very cool, down to earth Doctor, go see Dr El Shami at Illinois Spine & Scoliosis. He is outstanding at what he does...

Saw a hand surgeon recently after switching from IBJ who I'd seen for past couple years for a…read morecouple reasons and finally felt heard. Office experience went well and am being sent for further tests to get at the cause. Sorry to have wasted time with the former, which included misdiagnoses.

Their AI system was my only option to schedule an appointment. I scheduled an appointment with a…read moreprovider in Chicago and received confirmation. A week later, I called to see if anything earlier had opened up because the appointment was quite far out. That's when I learned the appointment I had already scheduled and confirmed was apparently never valid. The provider does treat my issue. The provider was seeing patients in Chicago at the date and time I booked. But for some reason, the provider will only treat this particular issue in Indiana--not Chicago. None of that was caught by the AI scheduling system when it allowed me to make the appointment. By the time I found this out, getting an appointment with a different provider in Chicago meant waiting even longer than I had already planned to wait. What made the experience worse was that the scheduler acted like I was lucky she had caught the problem and was rescheduling me, rather than acknowledging how unacceptable it was that their system had booked and confirmed an appointment where the doctor would not have treated me. Had I not happened to call back looking for an earlier appointment, I apparently could have shown up in Chicago only to learn that the doctor wouldn't see me for my issue because I wasn't in Indiana. I asked to speak with a supervisor and was sent to voicemail. No one ever returned my call. A scheduling system that allows patients to book and confirm appointments that the provider will not actually honor is not functional scheduling. It wastes patients' time and, in my case, resulted in an even longer wait for care.

Ive been coming here for at least 10 years. I wouldn't go anywhere else for my back. Doug, Doug,…read moreand Tom are the best chiropractor's in Chicago. The office staff is fantastic as well!

Cannot recommend Chicago Spine and Sports enough! In fact I frequently do…read more I first made an appointment with Dr. Donahue as my body was in bad shape and needed realignment. I found them on Zocdoc and they had good availability. Dr. Donahue was very professional, funny, and got to the bottom of things quickly. I felt so much better after his assessment and treatment. I also really appreciate that after you see the chiropractor, they bring you to one of the physical therapists to get stretches and exercises to help you deal with (and hopefully prevent) the issues from coming back. Katherine at the front desk is perhaps the friendliest office manager I've ever met. She always has a big smile and is so empathetic to every patient. She's quick to respond on things and helpful at working with insurance and scheduling appointments. Very happy to have found such a great provider in Chicago! Just don't forget to pay your meter if you park on the street, you WILL get a ticket (I learned that the hard way).

Stay far away from Dr Seeds. Botch surgery. Now I have to have another knee surgery by a more…read morereputable surgeon. It's been pure agony! All I'm told is to exercise while my tendons are detaching from his surgery. He made me a cripple and praying my next surgery can repair the damage he caused. I'm told the wear and tear walking with a limp has caused my hip damage and told I'll now need a hip replacement from it. Beware! I have all the evidence in MRI. And X-rays showing the damage. Plus his bedside manner sucks. Not the most personable guy! But I don't care about that I cared if he was a good surgeon or not!

I went to see Dr. Seeds for a hip/groin issue. He did some examination and prescribed some physical…read moretherapy, which proved somewhat helpful. Standard protocol, really. However, I take exception to his belief that he knows everything, including things that are outside his scope of expertise. As he was examining my hip, I mentioned how my chiropractor had told me that my pectineus muscle seemed to be the issue. Dr. Seeds responded by telling me how the chiropractor was blowing smoke up my ass, as the muscle is very deep and internal and impossible to examine/diagnose without some type of scan or opening me up. The PT that Dr. Seeds prescribed helped somewhat, but did not completely resolve my hip issue/pain. Still in some pain, I later sought out another doctor, who examined my hip with ultrasound. Lo and behold: my pectineus had quite a bit of damage in the form of non-thickness tears, corroborating the chiropractor's diagnosis. Turns out the snake oil salesman of a chiropractor could do what Dr. Seeds said was impossible. The only conclusion I can draw from this is that Dr. Seeds was wrong about what is possible because he doesn't know anything about chiropractic treatment/care/abilities. When seeing Dr. Seeds, my advice would be to trust him in anything regarding his specialty, but whenever he steps out of his lane take it with a grain of salt, as he seems to feel that the depth of his knowledge in his expertise allows him to make assertions about things outside of his expertise.

Olivia the receptionist was very nice and friendly she had a smile on her face she's the only…read morereason this place received 2 stars. the nurse practitioner Jeanne Lukac was cold, dry and not friendly. Her bedside manner was very bad Never met a woman so cold and dry she runs a very strict program. The Xray technicians were dry and unfriendly Long wait times Would not go back Would not recommend They do the bare minimum No Extra Friendly and Courteous Service is not a priority

My husband hurt his wrist and has been in pain for a few days. We decided to come here first since…read morethe pain was bearable. We've had a good experience here in the past but as of today that has changed. The person at the front desk window should not be working in a care setting or any setting. Her empathy level is negative zero. Her speech is that of a robot with passive-aggressiveness sprinkled in. She was very matter of fact not only with us but also other patients. This is an immediate care center that is new and shiny on the outside but it's just a facade.

I have nothing bad to say. Dr. Shukairy explained everything very well pre op…read more the day of surgery, after surgery, and each time he came by while I was in the hospital. He explained the recovery in the office when he set up my therapy. After therapy we went over before and after imaging with more explanation. Very personable doctor, has a good sense of humor.......I had him laughing multiple time. I would recommend him to any one requiring neck surgery.

From the owner: As I started my practice in Munster, Indiana, I treated a broad group of neurosurgical problems…read more Since my Board certification in neurosurgery (by the American Board of Neurological Surgery), I have focused on a few key areas: 1.) degenerative spinal conditions: including disc problems, spinal stenosis, sciatica, neck pain, and back pain. I try to utilize the very latest technology and techniques - but that are well-established and proven by good scientific studies! - to treat these problems 2.) complex spine pathology: spinal tumors, scoliosis and spinal trauma, and sagittal balance problems. Generally, these problems require a more complicated and creative solution to achieve good results 3.) functional pain surgery: sometimes, you cannot safely or reasonably fix the problem facing the patient. Or the patient may have some underlying nerve damage (CRPS, for example) that does not correct with surgery. Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) can be of great help to these patients. 4.) minimally invasive surgery: using advanced retractors, endoscopic and microscopic techniques to alleviate a patient's pain can lead a quicker recovery 5.) brain tumors: such as pituitary tumors, or tumors compressing or invading the brain. Surgery can often help to diagnose and treat these tumors

I got ghosted by this guy and his staff after I was promised surgery after 3 steroid injections. I…read morehad severe, debilitating, life ruining back pain I just wanted solved so bad, but we tried the least invasive strategies first, the injections. They didn't work AT ALL, I told him that and said I'm ready for the surgery. He told me to make an appointment at a later date, and that's when him and his secretary completely ghosted me. They "left multiple notes" for the doctor to get back to me, they "left multiple notes" for his secretary, Wendy, and I never heard anything back from them. I was just left to suffer. So yeah, screw you for that. I will say he was very skillful with his injections. I was very nervous about them, but they went very well. This isn't in his control, but his waiting room was awful to be in. Filled with old people staring at me and whispering to each other about me, "she's too young to be here" "she's too young to have back issues." that's some REALLY dumb shit to say. Young doesn't = healthy... Yall are too fucking old to be that dumb.

I had a progressively worsening situation where I was losing the use of my legs. It was only after…read morean MRI of all three sections of my spine, where the culprit was discovered, a serious herniated disc at T8, T9. The hernia was about 10 mm which is huge relative to the space your spinal cord and Dura need and was pressing directly on the spinal cord. After reviewing the MRIs, I was advised urgent surgery was needed. Since I could see the progression and was living with the scary negative trend with my leg strength, waning, I was eager for the surgery. Dr. Lopez told my wife after the surgery that every aspect of the surgery went better than he had anticipated and that he knew I was better already. I was able to walk out of the hospital same day and was so grateful for a reversal of what could've been a dire situation. Although I still have some lingering neurologic sensations in my legs. This is not unusual as nerves can heal at very different rates, but I can say after five months I am nearly back to normal, my experience with Midwest orthopedics, Dr. Lopez and his staff has been nothing but positive. During the investigation of my spine, it was also duly noted that I will likely need ACDF surgery as well and I have symptoms of severe radiculopathy. I have scheduled surgery with Dr Lopez and have all the confidence that my outcome will be outstanding as it was for my thoracic spine surgery. I included a picture of the surgical site the day after my surgery. A life changing surgery through such a small opening. I did feel like I wanted an opportunity to review my cervical MRI results and get a better understanding of why surgery was indicated and so I made an appointment with Dr. Lopez and had this discussion,-and decided to move forward with the surgery. I found him very helpful and accessible.