Specialty Classes at Lutheran Spine Center West

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a way of intentionally paying attention to the present moment with non-judgmental awareness, allowing for greater coping, growing and healing.

This experiential course will give you: 

• Guided, individual instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
• Gentle stretching and mindful yoga
• Group dialogue to increase awareness in daily life
• Daily home assignments, including guided mindfulness recordings and a workbook

Evidence-based:

Decades of research has shown that participants training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction can have a long lasting reduction in psychological distress and medical symptoms, including chronic pain. 

Our Pilates classes are led by license physical therapy assistants who are skilled with treating individuals with Spine conditions. 

This expertise allows us to customize your program in a small group setting to target exercises that are safe, based on your individual spinal needs. 

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Learn to live full with pain

Your chronic pain is as complex and unique as you are. In this class, you will learn more about how the medical, physical, and emotional aspects of your pain interact. You will also learn how to better manage these components, of your pain, and once again live your life more fully. 

This class will provide:

• Instructions around how to better respond to your pain
• Non-medication strategies to put yourself back in control
• Increase confidence in your ability to do the things that are important to you
• Understanding how your body and brain generate pain 

A World of Hurt is a research-based class developed by the physicians and physical therapists of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Formerly Research Institute of Chicago). This class has helped thousands of people around the country to become more skilled and confident in the ability to live a full and active life. The Luterhan Spine Center is please to bring this impactful course to our patients. 

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The Back Strong Program at the Lutheran Spine Center is designed for the discharged physical therapy patient who has demonstrated marked improvement while undergoing the Med X protocol. This program is designed to be self guided with minimal supervision. The Physical Therapists and Exercise Specialists will be on site and are happy to answer any qyestions and can help you with set-up equipment once again to live your life more fully. 

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