- Fibromyalgia
- Primary CareAPG Internal Medicine Group offers a team approach to health care. Our primary care physicians, advanced practice nurse practitioners, physical therapists, pain specialists, and chiropractors work together to help patients feel better, grow stronger, and reduce or eliminate pain.
- Emergency CareLibby’s specialty is pain care. She has cared for patients in hospital, urgent care, and outpatient settings. She has held numerous director positions throughout her career and sees collaboration with other specialties as the catalyst for the best possible patient outcomes. She joined Associated Physicians Group in December of 2017.
- Labor and DeliveryA spinal epidural is an injection of anti-inflammatory medication into space outside of the sac of fluid around the spinal cord. It is different from epidural anesthesia that is often given to women to relieve their pain during labor and delivery. Epidural steroid injections offer short-term pain relief—weeks or months—for people with back pain that has not improved with other medications or non- surgical treatments.
- Internal MedicineJodi treats patients in Pain Management and/or Internal Medicine according to the direction and training collaborative physicians. She is a certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and both the Illinois and Missouri State Boards of Nursing.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- UltrasoundThe advantage of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy is that it’s done in an exam room and takes less than an hour. The patient’s blood is drawn and placed in a centrifuge for 15 minutes to separate out the platelets. As the plasma is being prepared, the APG clinician will use diagnostic ultrasound to identify the injured tissue. The platelet-rich plasma is then injected into the damaged portion of the tendon or cartilage under further the guidance of ultrasound.
- ChemotherapyCancerous tumors can destroy bone and cause fractures. This can be a source of debilitating pain for cancer patients who are dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy and the emotional stress surrounding their disease.
- Orthopedics
- SciaticaThe Sacroiliac (SI) joints are located on either of the tailbone and connect the tailbone to the pelvis. It is believed that dysfunction in the SI joint is a cause of low back and/or leg pain that radiates down the leg. It can often be confused with sciatica or pain caused by herniated discs.
- Knee ReplacementIf you currently suffer from Osteoarthritis of the knees — even bone-on-bone contact — our patented program works. In fact, 87% of our patients reduce or eliminate knee pain and delay or completely avoid knee replacement surgery.
- Physical TherapyOnce evaluated, our team of providers designs a treatment and rehabilitation plan to address your specific issues which can incorporate interventional pain procedures to immediately alleviate your pain symptoms and a regimen of low back strengthening exercises and physical therapy to strengthen your back and prevent the pain from returning.
- Shoulder Pain
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain