Non-Surgical Therapy Treatment
in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres.
Back pain that won't quit, neck stiffness after an accident, neuropathy stealing feeling from your feet. Novaré Injury Care and Rehab combines Class IV laser therapy, manual therapy, shockwave, and rehabilitative exercises in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres to reduce pain, restore movement, and heal damaged tissue without surgery or drugs. We treat the muscles, nerves, joints, and connective tissue causing your symptoms so you get back to the life you had before the pain started.
What Types of Chiropractic Therapy Treatment Are Available for Pain Relief?
Most pain involves more than one tissue type. A disc problem irritates a nerve. That nerve causes a muscle to spasm. That spasm pulls a joint out of alignment. Treating just one piece leaves the others to keep the cycle going.
At Novaré, we build therapy treatment plans using multiple modalities that target different layers of the problem. Here's what's available at our Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres clinics:
- Class IV Laser Therapy:High-powered medical lasers that penetrate deep into tissue, stimulating cellular repair and reducing inflammation at the source. Our AI-guided laser system adjusts treatment parameters in real time based on tissue response.
- Manual Therapy:Hands-on techniques including myofascial release, joint mobilization, trigger point therapy, and soft tissue work performed by our experienced therapists.
- Shockwave Therapy:Acoustic pressure waves delivered by our Intelect RPW 2 system to break up scar tissue, calcifications, and chronic adhesions that haven't responded to other treatments.
- Rehabilitative Exercises:Targeted movements and strengthening protocols that support what we correct in the clinic, so results hold between visits.
- Spinal Decompression:Non-surgical disc decompression using the DRX9000 and AccuSpina tables. This is not traction, it creates negative intradiscal pressure to retract bulging disc material and relieve nerve compression. MRI required.
Each modality does something the others can't. The combination is what makes the difference.
How Does Low Level Laser Therapy Treatment Work?
Low level laser therapy treatment uses focused light energy to trigger healing at the cellular level. The light penetrates through skin and muscle to reach injured tissue, where it stimulates mitochondria to produce more ATP. ATP is the energy currency your cells use to repair damage, reduce swelling, and regenerate tissue.
Novaré was the first clinic in Florida selected to research next-generation AI laser therapy. Our Class IV lasers deliver significantly more power than the cold lasers used in many offices, reaching deep muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves that surface-level lasers miss. Our chiropractor, Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC, often folds these laser sessions into a broader care plan.
5-10 Minutes Per Area
Quick sessions with no downtime. You feel a warm sensation. No needles, no pain.
AI-Guided System
Reads tissue response during the session and adjusts intensity automatically for optimal results.
18-24 Hour Healing
The cellular repair process continues for 18 to 24 hours after you leave the clinic.
6-12 Sessions
Most patients complete 6 to 12 sessions, though many notice improvement after the first visit.
When Is Therapy Enough on Its Own vs. When Do You Need Chiropractic Too?
Some conditions respond to therapy alone. Muscle strains, mild tendinitis, post-surgical stiffness, and soft tissue inflammation often improve with a combination of laser, manual therapy, and rehab exercises without any spinal adjustments.
But many pain conditions involve a structural component. A misaligned vertebra compresses a nerve. A locked facet joint creates muscle guarding. In those cases, therapy treats the symptoms while chiropractic care addresses the root cause. You need both.
Here's how Dr. Bracic determines the right approach:
- Therapy alone: Soft tissue injuries without joint dysfunction, post-surgical recovery, muscle-only conditions, peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis
- Chiropractic + therapy: Disc herniations, sciatica with spinal involvement, whiplash, joint misalignment causing nerve compression, chronic conditions with both structural and muscular components
- Therapy as maintenance: Patients who've completed chiropractic correction and need ongoing soft tissue support to maintain results
The first visit ($200) includes a full evaluation where Dr. Bracic examines your spine, joints, and soft tissue to determine which therapy combination will get you the fastest results.
What Conditions Respond to Non-Surgical Therapy?
Our therapy modalities, guided by our chiropractor's evaluation, treat a wide range of pain and injury conditions.
Back and Neck Pain
Muscle tension, disc bulges, facet joint irritation, and postural strain all respond to therapy. We often combine spinal decompression with manual therapy and laser for multi-layer spinal conditions.
Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy causes numbness, tingling, and burning in the hands and feet. Low level laser therapy treatment stimulates nerve cell regeneration and increases blood flow to damaged nerves. Patients often report feeling returning after a series of sessions.
Plantar Fasciitis
Shockwave therapy breaks up chronic inflammation in the plantar fascia while laser accelerates tissue healing. This combination often works when cortisone shots and orthotics haven't.
Accident Injuries
Auto accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, and workplace incidents create multiple tissue injuries at once. Our accident care program uses every therapy modality to treat the full scope of the injury, not just the loudest symptom.
Sciatica
Sciatic nerve pain radiating down the leg can come from disc compression, piriformis syndrome, or spinal stenosis. Decompression addresses disc-related sciatica. Manual therapy and laser treat soft tissue and nerve inflammation directly.
How Do These Therapies Work Together?
A real example: a patient comes in with low back pain radiating into the left leg. The evaluation reveals a bulging disc at L4-L5, tight piriformis and gluteal muscles, and inflammation along the sciatic nerve. This is where a coordinated chiropractic treatment plan makes the difference.
Spinal Decompression
Reduce disc pressure on the compressed nerve at L4-L5.
Laser Therapy
Target the inflamed sciatic nerve with Class IV laser to accelerate cellular repair.
Manual Therapy
Release the piriformis spasm and tight gluteal muscles contributing to the compression.
Rehab Exercises
Go home with targeted exercises to maintain what we corrected and prevent recurrence.
Adjust the Mix
Over the following weeks, we shift focus as your body responds. If scar tissue develops, we add shockwave. As disc pressure decreases, we shift more time to strengthening.
What Our Patients Say
Trusted by 30,000+ patients over 30 years.
“Dr. Ivan & his staff are hands down the best chiropractic services ever!!! His care, attention, knowledge, concern & wisdom for his patients can't be beat.”
“Dr. Ivan discovered that a butt muscle was in spasm and strangling my sciatic nerve. He put me on his Tesla coil machines for a couple sessions and my pain went away.”
“My sciatic nerve was really bothering me with this pregnancy. Dr. Ivan was able to get me in the same day... I feel brand new!”
Your First Visit
$200 | Full evaluation + treatment
- Full exam and evaluation by Dr. Bracic
- Assessment of spine, joints, muscles, and nervous system
- Determine which therapies fit your condition
- Receive treatment during the first visit, not just an exam
- 60 to 90 minutes with the doctor
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Two Convenient Locations Serving Southwest Florida
Same-day appointments at both locations. Learn more about our Fort Myers clinic and what to expect on your first visit.
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Most Popular Chiropractic Treatments
Chiropractic Care
Spinal adjustments, Cox Flexion Distraction, Pro Adjuster SRT.
Class IV Laser Therapy
AI-guided lasers for tissue repair and inflammation.
Spinal Decompression
Non-surgical disc treatment using the DRX9000 and AccuSPINA.
Shockwave Therapy
Acoustic wave treatment for chronic soft tissue pain.
Manual Therapy
Myofascial release, joint mobilization, soft tissue work.
Accident Care
Auto accident, workplace, and sports injury treatment.
