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Interventional pain management & vein treatment in Chicago's South Loop. Led by Dr. Nidal Elbaridi, MD. Minimally invasive. Multilingual.

Accepting new patients. 📍 1921 S Michigan Ave Loop Medical Center is Chicago’s dual-specialty clinic for interventional pain management and advanced vein treatment. Our fellowship-trained team provides image-guided relief for sciatica, back pain, and joint arthritis using Epidural Injections, Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), and Spinal Cord Stimulation. We also specialize in varicose vein removal and CVI. We offer a full spectrum of modern care: VenaSeal (vein glue), Varithena, EndoVenous RFA, EVLT, and Sclerotherapy. Whether you suffer from heavy legs, swollen ankles, or chronic pain, our non-surgical approach gets you back to living pain-free. Most procedures are insurance-covered. Visit our South Loop or Streeterville office today!

10/30/2026

Looked healthy. Back hurt for years. The real cause? A curved spine no one had checked for.
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Scoliosis isn’t just a teenager’s problem. In adults, the spine can slowly curve sideways as the discs wear down. Many people never know they have it. The pain gets blamed on age, posture, or “a bad back,” and treatment keeps missing the source.
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Common signs:
1⃣ One shoulder or hip sits higher than the other
2⃣ Pants or shirts hang unevenly
3⃣ Back pain that builds when you stand or walk, and eases when you sit
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At Loop Medical Center, we start with full-spine X-rays to find the root cause. Then we target the pain with minimally invasive, image-guided treatment, done in the office with no hospital stay.
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Know someone who’s always “just had a bad back”? Send this to them. 💬
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📍 1921 S. Michigan Ave, South Loop, Chicago
📞 Call or text (312) 414-1088 | Book via link in bio
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10/26/2026

Back pain and no one can tell you where it’s coming from? 🤔
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An MRI shows what discs look like. It doesn’t always show which one actually hurts.
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Discography answers that:
✅ A tiny needle places dye into the disc under live X-ray
✅ The dye shows tears inside the disc
✅ It tells us if that disc is your pain source
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Find the source first, then treat the right level, not a guess.
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Know someone stuck with mystery back pain? Send this to them. 💬
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📍 Loop Medical Center, 1921 S. Michigan Ave, South Loop, Chicago
📞 Call or text (312) 414-1088 | Book via link in bio
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10/22/2026

Sciatica? It may not be your spine. 👀

Most people assume leg pain means a disc problem. But a commonly missed cause is the piriformis, a muscle deep in the buttock that runs from the sacrum to the greater trochanter, right over the sciatic nerve. When it tightens, it squeezes the nerve.

Common signs:

1️⃣ Deep buttock pain that’s worse when you sit
2️⃣ Pain shooting down the back of your leg
3️⃣ Your back MRI looks “normal”

Getting this right takes real musculoskeletal expertise. Dr. Elbaridi is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician who started his career as a physical therapist, so a thorough hands-on exam is where every plan begins.
Many patients have two pain sources: the piriformis and the greater trochanter, where the gluteal muscles insert and the IT band runs. Using live X-ray and contrast, we can treat both in one visit. In-office, about 15 minutes, home the same day.

Know someone who can’t sit through a movie because of buttock pain? Send this to them. 💬

📍 Loop Medical Center, 1921 S. Michigan Ave, South Loop, Chicago

📞 Call or text (312) 414-1088 | Book via link in bio

10/20/2026

That bulge behind her knee? 55 cc of fluid.

This is a Baker cyst, a fluid-filled sac behind the knee that forms when the joint overproduces fluid, often from arthritis or a meniscus tear. Her left knee is shown for comparison.

Under ultrasound guidance, we placed a needle directly into the cyst and drained 55 cc of straw-colored fluid. In-office, no incision.

Right after: full knee bend, minimal to no pain.
Draining relieves the pressure. Treating the cause is what keeps it from coming back, and that’s the next step in her plan.

Swelling or tightness behind your knee?

Loop Medical Center, South Loop, Chicago.

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Address

1921 S Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
60616

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+13124141088

Website

https://loopmedicalcenter.com/

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