Dr. Mapes performing manipulation under anesthesia at a local surgery center. 

Chicago Pain and Stress clinic is located at 7941 Ogden Ave. Lyons IL. 60534.  We are a group of specialists that work together to provide a wholistic and conservative approach to health. Dr. Forest Mapes is the primary, gate keeper, who sees all patients initially. Dr. Mapes can be reached via his cell phone:

 (708) 447-6969.  or email

forestmapes@yahoo.com

To schedule a free consultation, call Dr. Mapes, if he is busy, please leave a message, name, phone number and short introduction to what the problem is, He will call back as soon as possible. Remember to leave your phone number.

A PARTIAL LIST OF PROBLEMS THAT WE TREAT INCLUDES:

ACNE

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

ARTERIAL PLAQUE

ARTHRITIS

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

BLEEDING GUMS

BLOOD SUGAR (DIABETES) (METABOLIC SYNDROME)

BOWEL PROBLEMS (CELIAC DISEASE) (IRRITABLE BOWEL) (MALAPSORPTION)

BRUISING EASILY

CANCER PATIENTS

CHOLESTEROL (TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW)

CHRONIC PAIN (FIBROMYALGIA)

DEPRESSION

FATIGUE (CHRONIC TIREDNESS)

HEART PROBLEMS (IRREGULAR BEAT ETC)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

INCREASE ATHLETIC ABILITIES

INFLAMMATION

INSOMNIA (SLEEP PROBLEMS

JOINT PAIN

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

OSTEOPOROSIS (BONE LOSS)

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

PROSTATE PROBLEMS

PSORIASIS

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS

SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSIS

WEIGHT CONTROL

NUTRITION: is the starting point and focus that Dr. Mapes uses for many, if not most, patients. The reason is that most chronic conditions have a nutritional component. If you are missing one or more nutritional elements, it is unlikely that wellness will follow, regardless of the treatment used until that deficiency is addressed . Many nutritional problems are caused by drugs that one is taking now or has taken in the past. The standard American diet is lacking nutritionally.  Food allergies are rampant and different from other allergies in that symptoms usually start several days after contact. If you wouldn't run your car on watered down gasoline, how can you expect your body to function with poor quality food? Your body is not a car, your body can heal itself if given the building blocks that it requires for healing.

HERBAL MEDICINE: Herbal preparations have the advantage over drugs when it comes to side effects. The disadvantage of herbal medicine is that they are slower acting and weak compared to drugs. This is not a small difference; According to the April 14th 1998 issue of the Journal of the AMA, Medical doctors are in the top 5 leading causes of death in America, ahead of car accidents. Yet when you are sick, it is sometimes necessary to use drugs. It is my belief that if your goal is to be healthy, you are better off using alternative medicine. You might be surprised to learn that herbal medicine can lower cholesterol as well as blood sugar, decrease high blood pressure, stop the shaking of Parkinson's disease, stop infections in their tracks, control pain, improve athletic performance, promote healing and many other problems. All of these can happen without subjecting oneself to the dangers of medicine.