REHABILITATION

Cybex

Med-X

Not all rehabilitation and TESTING equipment are created Equal. Truth is, Med-X is better. It was designed by the developer of the Nautilus machine; Med-X is a revolutionary concept in Rehabilitative Medicine. Far superior to and safer than common-place "isokinetic" rehabilitation machines, Med-X machines provide the only means of isolating, safely testing, and directly stimulating injured musculature of the lumbar and cervical spine. Low back and cervical evaluation and rehabilitation must be specific to the respective lumbar and cervical extensor muscles thereby necessitating isolation of those regions by adequately stabilizing un-wanted motion. Med-X does an exception job at this. It is in this "isolation environment" that we are able to provide an overload stimulus in a safe and effective environment in which to apply basic principles of progression and overload to combat and reverse the deconditioning effects of chronic lowback and neck pain. Providing a secure isolated environment reduces patient anxiety and apprehension during the movement and musculature re-activation phase of a rehabilitation program. This type of environment helps the patient develop and re-establish confidence in using their low back musculature. The human body adapts to disuse. If an area of the body is painful, the neuromuscular system will learn new patterns of contraction to produce movement, thus alienating the injured muscle. This injured muscle then further atrophies and weakens, predisposing an individual to greater risk and severity of re-injury.

Our staff evaluates the patient's condition and then designs a specific rehabilitation program, using appropriate Med-X equipment and Cybex fitness equipment as well as a home exercise program to treat their particular need. Most patients complete this program in 6- 14 weeks.

We feel that we do an exceptional job in the treatment and rehabilitation of the cervical and lumbar spine as well as injuries to extremities such as shoulders, knees, hips, and feet.