MED-X Therapy

Med-X technology lets our physical therapists precisely target, strengthen and stabilize your lower back or neck for better physical therapy results--guaranteed!

As a clinic focusing on back and neck pain, we searched for the most effective, scientifically-proven, non-surgical treatments for both back and neck pain. We've found two high-tech treatments that when combined are exceedingly effective in reducing pain, stabilizing specific muscles, and increasing strength and flexibility. One treatment, decompression therapy with the VAX-D or DRX9000, focuses on treating the disc injury itself. The other treatment, Med-X, allows precise isolation of troubled muscles and helps therapists exercise, strengthen and stabilize specific muscles of the lower back or neck. Both treatments are patented and FDA-approved for the treatment of lower back and leg pain, and neck and arm pain. And both treatments have stacks of research behind them published in leading medical journals.

Med-X research shows that the majority of patients with chronic spinal pain are significantly deconditioned. Naturally, if you're in pain, you're careful about how you walk, stand, sit, bend over and lie down. And if you're in chronic pain, you're very careful. Over time, this leads to muscle weakness that can lead to, or exacerbate, many conditions such as herniated discs, facet syndrome and degenerative joint disease.

The Med-X machines have been clinically proven to be extremely effective in the treatment of chronic back and neck pain. Until Med-X developed their patented restraint system, there was no effective way to isolate and strengthen the muscles of the spine.

While many physical therapy providers have "low back" or "neck" exercise machines that claim to strengthen the back and neck muscles, clinical research has proven that these machines actually strengthen the hamstrings and gluteus muscles or the upper back and shoulder muscles instead. A controlled study done by the University of Florida showed that people who worked out on two different "low back machines" for 12 weeks actually gained no strength at all in their lumbar extensor muscles. The Med-X machines we have at our clinic in Phoenix allow our physical therapists to test both a patient's existing muscle strength and conditioning, and help him or her recondition their muscles--both in their lower spine and/or their cervical spine. These are highly advanced tools not normally found in most physical therapy settings.

Our Med-X Lumbar Extension machine provides targeted resistance over either a full range of isolated lumbar motion, or over a selected limited range. Isometric testing occurs every 3 degrees within a patient's range of motion. During the testing phase, software plots a strength curve that allows comparison of the patient's strength and range of motion to age and gender matched norms. Accuracy and reliability of testing is addressed by the machine's ability to factor out the torque of both torso mass and stored energy. For precise diagnostic understanding, tissue compression and joint elasticity can be assessed and factored out at each angle tested.

Our Med-X Cervical Extension machine is an effective, proven solution for patients who also suffer from neck pain and headaches. Because cervical muscles must continually support the weight of the head, neck pain and headaches are common complaints. These ailments often originate as a result of muscular weakness or traumatic injury.

The Med-X Cervical Extension machine allows for highly reliable and specific quantification of isometric cervical extension strength testing and dynamic variable resistance therapy. Isometric testing can be performed every 3 degrees through the normal 126 degree range of motion. And validity is achieved by effectively stabilizing the torso in order to isolate cervical extension muscles. Counterbalancing of the mass of the head ensures accurate torque assessment.

If you'd like more information on our Med-X treatments, please contact us no-obligation consultation.