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Lakeside Spine & Wellness
For a Pain Free Life
Tired of battling pain on your own? We're here to support you! Discover why our top-rated doctors are in high demand across Chicago. At Lakeside, our focus is on you, with evidence-based care and patient satisfaction at the forefront. No more generic 30-session treatment plans; we tailor our approach to your needs.
Served areas
  • Ravenswood, Andersonville, Lincoln Square, Uptown, Lakeview, Edgewater
Business details
  • Year established: 2016
  • Employees: 11
  • Licensed
  • Insured
Associations and certifications
  • McKenzie Mechancial Diagnosis and Therapy
Payment methods
  • Cash, Debit cards, Credit cards, Mobile payments, Bank transfers, Financing available
Services
At Lakeside Spine & Wellness, our physicians utilize the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to thoroughly assess, diagnose, and treat our patients. This method relies on the patient's response to specific joint movements at their maximum range, ensuring a precise evaluation. With an impressive 92% success rate in addressing various musculoskeletal concerns, including back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee pain, and headaches, MDT stands as a highly reliable assessment process. Additionally, it effectively addresses sciatica, sacroiliac joint pain, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, muscle spasms, and occasional numbness in hands or feet. If you're experiencing any of these issues, an MDT assessment could be the perfect solution for you!
Lakeside's rehabilitation therapy aims to restore the body's peak health and performance following illness, sports injuries, or surgery. Our approach involves a thorough MDT assessment, strength-building exercises, balance training, specialized soft-tissue treatments, and customized home exercise plans to accelerate the healing process.
Chiropractic Manipulation, also known as an “adjustment”, has consistently demonstrated its safety and effectiveness in treating various musculoskeletal conditions. At Lakeside Spine and Wellness, Dr. Andrew Kiper, Dr. Samuel Pare, Dr. Ivette Mendez, and Dr. Roman Lahr utilize Motion Palpation techniques to pinpoint hypo-mobile (stiff) joint segments suitable for manipulation. Hyper-mobile (excessive movement) joint segments, like the mid-cervical spine in many patients, typically don't require manipulation and can be effectively managed with MDT or other exercises.
Myofascial release and massage therapy focus on the body's fascia, aiming to alleviate restrictions. Practitioners employ various techniques, such as using thumbs, knuckles, or tools, to gradually stretch the tight fascia with moderate pressure. Direct myofascial release involves stretching and elongating the fascia or mobilizing adhesive tissues to prompt structural changes. Practitioners meticulously navigate through the layers of fascia until they reach deep tissues. In contrast, the indirect method involves a gentler approach, allowing the fascia to unwind naturally with minimal pressure. This gentle traction generates heat and boosts blood flow, activating the body's self-correcting mechanisms, ultimately reducing pain and enhancing overall body function.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of thin needles into strategic points on your skin, a practice central to traditional Chinese medicine. Primarily used for pain management, it's now embraced for holistic wellness, particularly stress relief. According to Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to rebalance the body's energy flow, known as chi or qi, by stimulating specific points along meridian pathways.
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Lakeside Spine & Wellness 5100 N Ravenswood Ave, suite 107 Chicago, IL 60640 773 828 9506
Reviews (12)
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Rebecca DeCoster
Feb 23, 2024
Dr. Kiper is always attentive and knowledgeable; answering all my questions and recommending helpful props and exercises to keep me functioning well!
Joe
Jan 26, 2024
Dr Pare is the best! He works with you one-on-one to create a custom treatment plan and make sure you actually feel good and better. Also all the staff are wonderful. 5 star!
Eric Mascara
Jan 23, 2024
***updated: I was already very happy with this place, but they have gone above and beyond to help me overcome my injury (Dr. Pare and Dr. Mendez in particular). I appreciate that they use a holistic model and take the time to make sure you're getting what you need. Friendly and knowledgeable staff, collaboration between providers to help address my injury from all angles (needling, PT, massage), easy to schedule, clean office
Mona Antwan
Dec 19, 2023
Dr. Roman is an amazing doctor. I had severe headaches and neck pain, and the his weekly treatments really helped me out. I highly recommend him.
Debra Galassini
Aug 24, 2023
My progress has been increasing every day, and my pain is significantly reduced in just the two weeks I have been seeing my doctor at lakeside. Lakeside. I highly recommend physical therapy and chiropractic has a positive way to treat injuries
Alison Schwartz
Mar 23, 2023
Dr. Samuel Pare was wonderful all around. I've had fairly low-key, but consistent neck pain for years and he really helped alleviate my symptoms. I love that he's more holistic than a standard chiropractor. Yes, he does chiropractic adjustments, which work. But he also incorporates many other modalities, including stretches, exercises, strengthening, massage, and other functional movements that were easy to do and super effective.

And he's an all around lovely, polite person. Dr. Pare typically imposes a fairly short course of treatment. I completed mine in a few months, and I have to admit that he's so pleasant to work with that I miss seeing him (shout out to his mom for raising a gentleman). I highly recommend him. He's a top notch health care provider.
Katy
Mar 19, 2023
Dr. Pare was fantastic to work with. He listened carefully to what I was feeling and which movements/exercises helped, and took into account entire health rather than focusing on just one problem. I appreciated his flexibility with acupuncture vs massages and how he made an effort to make a real connection during every appointment. My issue is totally resolved without the need for weekly adjustments, I can't recommend this practice enough.
Mack Martinez
Dec 24, 2022
I feel a lot better since my first day at Lakeside Spine. Sam was extremely helpful in educating me how to deal with various pain points. Sam did not hesitate to address any joint discomfort that I presented to him. He is very easy to work with and I recommend this service to anyone experiencing back pain and discomfort.
Kat Fraser
Mar 26, 2022
I sought out Dr. Kiper while I was pregnant for use of the Webster technique, which is safe for pregnancy! I started chiropractic care at 20 weeks pregnant to prevent & manage the aches and pains of pregnancy. I saw Dr. Kiper every few weeks for an adjustment and saw Ken Cook for massages as well. I also worked with Dr. Koch on breathing exercises.

These three worked in collaboration to ensure I had a healthy, pain-free pregnancy. I firmly believe that the chiropractic care I received kept me pain-free and aided in a smooth delivery with efficient breathing & pushing. Dr. Kiper's team really cares about their patients. Their focus on correcting dysfunction, not just treating pain, is powerful!

This isn't your "woo-woo" chiropractic office that signs you up for a six month treatment plan with three visits a week. They focus on correcting dysfunction, fine-tuning the body, and providing holistic care that helps you live a pain-free life. And bonus: the office staff is incredible! They are so attentive, personable, and welcoming. This team is one of a kind.
Lizzie S.
Mar 24, 2022
Dr. Kiper and the entire team at LSW are incredible. Not only did Dr. Kiper help improve my chronic TMJ pain, but he gave me simple tools to help keep my pain away. On top of that, from the moment I arrived I felt so welcomed by everyone, every session I was comfortable and happy to be there. Don't bother with other chiropractors-Lakeside Spine & Wellness is truly the best!
Wesley Niemisto
Nov 27, 2021
Lakeside Spine & Wellness was exactly what I needed to get my lower back pain under control. Dr. Kiper really helped me understand what was going on with my back, developed a robust treatment plan, and updated me on my progress with each visit. He is not a traditional Chiropractor that will keep you coming back for adjustments, which only end up being a temporary relief of pain.

He provides patients with the tools/training necessary to take control of their own body, gradually making adjustments to the exercises to ensure continual progress. I really started to notice an increase in my flexion and decrease in pain after the first few appointments, and about 1 month after being discharged, I'm still feeling better than ever!
Matthew Biagini
Sep 14, 2021
I Highly recommend lakeside spine and wellness to anyone looking for a chiropractor. My experience with them has been pretty much life changing. Dr. Koch worked with me to ease pain I was feeling in my lower back and neck. We saw results almost immediately with a hybrid approach of alignment & physical therapy. Over the Next 2 months, my pain gradually became nonexistent.

The entire staff there is so friendly from everyone at the front desk, to Ken, the message therapist, and physical trainers. They go above and beyond to educate you on the process throughout, so that their patients are ideally able to be independent and work out any future problems that arise on their own. 10/10.