Our Story: Over Three Decades of Exceptional Care
Since beginning our incredible journey helping an international clientele in 1989, the Pain Relief and Wellness Strategies Center has become a premier medical center, one of the best equipped private healing facilities on the planet. Our facility is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of doctors with a remarkable 157 years combined experience helping patients, an arsenal of diagnostic equipment and treatment options not found elsewhere all under one roof with the mission dedicated to improving lives through lasting pain relief addressing underlying mechanical, neurological, neuromuscular and metabolic causes along with proven wellness strategies To help you get back to doing the things that matter most.
The Vinton Method™: A Revolutionary Approach
At the heart of our success is The Vinton Method™, a trademarked evaluation system that addresses pain by identifying its root causes. This holistic approach examines everything from joint dysfunction and spinal stenosis to metabolic imbalances, tight muscles, and nerve interference. By targeting these underlying issues with non-invasive, drug-free treatments, we aim to deliver should just be we deliver long term relief and restore optimal function.
Comprehensive Services for All Your Needs
We care for the whole person by providing a wide range of treatments for conditions such as back, neck, knee, shoulder, hip, and wrist pain, as well as neuropathy, spinal disc issues- including stenosis headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome. Additional services include neural spinal alignments, biofeedback, neurofeedback, type 2 diabetes reversal and other metabolic and inflammatory conditions, erectile dysfunction, class 4 laser, PEMF therapy and more.
Pain Management Specialists
Meet your new healthcare family over the last 37 years we have put together a dedicated team who are ready to help. We have seasoned medical physicians, Doctor of Chiropractic, incredible support staff and work closely with several surgeons. We can do what other physicians’ offices do all the standard procedures- but because we are a premier center, we offer upwards of a dozen additional, non-surgical treatment options that work at least as well usually far better than standard drug and surgical approaches. Here's a quick intro to the team who will be taking care of you:
Dr. Kenneth Vinton
Dr. Kenneth Vinton, D.C is a Pittsburgh area native who attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated with his Doctorate in Chiropractic in June of 1989. His life's mission is to maximize patients' quality of life while, whenever possible, avoiding harmful medications and surgery. He has spent the last 36 years putting together a team of specialists assembling a group of medical physicians, surgeons, chiropractors and support staff to achieve results, even after other treatments have failed. Their advanced training and equipment, along with following the Vinton Method™ has resulted in the Pain Relief and Wellness Strategies Center, a premier center and one of the best - if not the best - private facility on the planet. He has served patients from around the world and doctors from all 50 states, every Providence in Canada, and 11 foreign countries have come to study with him. In addition, he has traveled across the United States and Canada teaching doctors new technologies along with his methods. Dr. Vinton has studied in six different fields and as a result when he sits down to examine a patient the depth and breadth of his examination is broader and deeper than a simple differential diagnosis offering an oftentimes addictive medication or surgery with high rates of complications in order to help his patients solve their health challenges, maximize their quality of living, so they can get back to what matters most. He is crisscrossed the globe studying with various experts in their fields, serving on research boards, teaching doctors and caring for patients. And Dr. Vinton isn’t just a physician he’s been a frequent international guest speaker; he teaches other doctors about his successes with pain recovery and has written articles for major periodicals, newspapers, and trade journals that reach anywhere between 70,000-100,00 doctors. Dr. Vinton is an expert in the practice of pain relief and recovery. When you schedule your appointment with Dr. Vinton for solutions to your nagging or crippling discomfort you can be confident you’ll be seeing an experienced expert who employs a range of time-tested, scientifically sound, proven treatments to get you back on your feet. Dr. Vinton’s been mentioned in Fox News, Forbes, CNN, Wall Street Journal and many other well-known news sites so you’re not planning to visit a fly-by-night doctor. He’s known and talked about by the best in other fields. Dr. Vinton passions are caring for patients, helping other doctors, spending time with his wife, daughter and granddaughter. He enjoys fine dining, travel, study and movies on the big screen. He is an expert who’s passionate about helping you. You’ll feel comfortable in his hands!
Dr. Erik Von Kiel
Dr. Erik Von Kiel, D.O. graduated Delaware University in 1981 with a biology and biochemistry major, graduated Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1985, served an internship at 5th Ave. Medical Center in Seattle WA, then at Sacred Heart Hospital, now St. Lukes Medical Center for a three year family medicine residency and board certification by the American Board of Family Medicine in 1990, the American Board of Chelation Therapy 1992, completed a two year graduate program in herbal medicine in 1998 at the Washington School of Medical Therapeutics. He was the medical director of Pennsylvania's Lehigh County Prison from March 1989 until August 2013, and has practiced conventional, nutritional, and herbal medicine for nearly 40 years developing numerous nutritional and herbal supplements and other products. In the seven years that he has been the medical director at the Pain Relief and Wellness Strategies Center he has been an outstanding and caring physician who has raised nine children who have gone on to successful careers in law enforcement, as US Marshals, the Treasury Department etc. In his spare time he loves farming, is an avid and ferocious reader and a fighter of our often corrupt system.
Dr. Gerard Myers
Dr. Gerard Myers, D.O. owns the longest-running freestanding pain management practice in the Pittsburgh area and has a reputation for effective pain management using a person-centered global approach. Medical director Gerard Myers, DO, MBA, and his diverse team of multidisciplinary specialists offer creative, cutting-edge solutions for abdominal pain, back pain, headaches, joint pain, and other chronic pain. They also offer addiction medicine to help patients transition off harmful medications and into a healthier lifestyle. Dr. Myers earned his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed an internship at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and an anesthesia residency at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Myers also completed a fellowship in interventional pain management practices and earned an MBA from Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Myers is board-certified in anesthesia, pain medicine, addiction medicine, and interventional pain medicine. He actively pursues new medical education to ensure that patients get the best cutting-edge options for their care. He has administered more joint injections and other interventional pain procedures than any other area practice. In addition to injections like transforaminal, epidural, trigger point, and nerve block injections, the team offers medical marijuana, osteopathic manipulative therapy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, bone marrow stem cell joint injections, intrathecal pain pumps, radiofrequency ablation, and a number of other innovative approaches to pain relief. In his free time his passion is flying, traveling, and studying cutting edge procedures.
Dr. Joanna Vinton
Dr. Joanna Vinton, M.D. performed her undergraduate studies at B.P Hasdeu College in Romania. Her doctorate training was received at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania with specialty in neurology (2000). She worked 10 years at a Romanian military hospital, a few private hospitals, was vice president of Beniamin Foundation treating orphan's and children with special needs, and since becoming a U.S. citizen in 2012 she has gone on to advanced study at the Cleveland Clinic, Harvard University, and with the world-renowned Amen Clinics. She has been an outstanding part of our practice since 2019 and Dr. Vinton's wife since 2022. In her spare time she enjoys fashion, travel, and a quiet night at home with family.
Dr. Michael Flynn
Dr. Michael Flynn, D. C. graduated from Saint Vincent College in 1987, began his education in dentistry and switched to the field of chiropractic graduating from the PA College of Chiropractic Cum Laude and voted intern of the year. He held a private practice for a number of years, perform many community service including coaching softball for more than 14 years and joined the Pain Relief and Wellness Strategies Center in 2023. In his spare time he enjoys taking postgraduate education seminars to further his skills, and enjoys time with his wife and four children.
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