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Electric Stimulation – It’s Not a Manhattan Club. It’s a Form of Relief

Electric Stimulation. Sounds thrilling, doesn’t it? Exciting and scintillating. Perhaps the words conjure up images of mirror balls, beats pumping as the dance floor bounces under a thousand happy feet. But it’s not a Manhattan club. It’s a form of relief. So don’t put on your dancing shoes just yet. Keep them handy, though. Electric […]

Whether you’re a native New Yorker or an import, you know you’re special. New York City denizens are hardy. Built for speed, we take on the most challenging city in the USA every day of lives, mobile devices firmly glued to our ears. We don’t miss a trick. We’re hardy, but we’re not superhuman. The […]

While ultrasound therapy may sound futuristic, it’s been around as a treatment model since the 1940s. Using sound waves set to a high frequency, ultrasound therapy is a way for physical therapists to stimulate the body’s tissues. The ultrasound therapy is available for patients on the Upper East Side at Back & Body Medical. We’re […]

Spinal decompression therapy is a highly-evolved form of traction which is much gentler than the traditional one, with proven results and excellent patient outcomes. While it originally evolved as a treatment from its use in the practice of traditional traction, it’s now it’s own therapy, offering relief to those who suffer from pain in the […]

If you’ve suffered an injury, undergone major surgery, or been in an accident, your body can be seriously weakened. Having lost crucial mobility, muscles can descend into atrophy (shrinking). Great care must be taken to rehabilitate your body and return it to normal function. When you’ve been down for the count for awhile, your desire […]

Posture matters. Good posture supports the overall health of your body. Your muscle tone, the integrity of your spine and the wellbeing of your internal organs all depend on modelling mindful posture. Poor posture can throw your body out of balance. Modelling poor posture can also give others the impression that you lack confidence, which […]

Migraine headaches are no joke. Every day, 38 million Americans suffer from them, but the global statistics are staggering – 1 billion people suffer from disabling migraine pain. These numbers cry out for medical responses which are effective, offering pain relief for this widespread neurological problem. At Back & Body Medical, we treat migraine sufferers […]

The Graston Technique was born when an amateur athlete injured his knee while water skiing. The injury heavily impacted his quality of life and mobility. While this injured weekend warrior followed a course of physical rehabilitation, he was disillusioned by the lack of progress. Taking the bull by the horns, this young man applied the […]

Modern TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy has been around since about the 1970s. Since then, it has evolved to become a sophisticated, non-invasive therapy for pain that has helped millions of people around the world. Rumor has it that even the ancient Romans knew electrical stimulation could assist pain sufferers. Mind you, they applied […]

young woman receiving cold laser therapy

Cold laser therapy in NYC is a modality with wide-ranging applications, treating a variety of conditions for almost fifty years. Until very recently, lasers were primarily used in procedures involving cauterization and surgical removals. The traditional “hot” laser therapy is vastly different from the one recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration – Cold […]