Back pain, neck pain and joint pain rarely start where they hurt. Care at Integrated Physical Medicine begins with an exam that looks for what is actually driving the problem, then builds a plan around it using chiropractic adjustment along with the decompression, laser and shockwave therapy available in the office. Patients are told what the plan is, how long it should take and what they should feel along the way.
One office, one team, and a treatment plan you can follow. Nothing here is surgery and nothing here is a prescription.
The first appointment is an exam and a conversation about where the pain is, what makes it worse and what you have already tried. You leave knowing what is causing it and what treatment would look like.
Chiropractic care in Bradenton for back pain, neck pain, sciatica, knee pain and the stiffness that follows an injury. Common chiropractic conditions are treated without drugs and without surgery.
The office is open Monday through Thursday, mornings and afternoons, with Friday appointments by special arrangement. Call (941) 739-2225 or request a time online.
Each service below treats a different part of the same problem. An adjustment restores movement, decompression takes pressure off a disc or a joint, and the therapies that follow help the tissue around it recover. Most plans use more than one.
Chiropractic adjustment restores movement to joints in the spine that have stopped moving the way they should. It is the treatment most patients come to Bradenton chiropractic care for, and the one most plans are built around.
Spinal decompression gently separates the vertebrae to take pressure off a compressed disc and the nerve running past it. It is used for disc related back pain, sciatica and the leg symptoms that come with them.
Knee decompression treats knee pain by easing the load on the joint rather than working around it. The Knee On Trac system applies that traction in short sessions, which makes it an option for knees that hurt on stairs or after standing.
Laser therapy targets inflamed tissue and the soreness that keeps an injury from settling down. Sessions are short, and it is usually paired with adjustment or decompression rather than used on its own.
Shockwave therapy sends acoustic pulses into tissue that has been sore for months rather than days. PiezoWave focuses those pulses precisely, which suits stubborn tendon and soft tissue pain.
PEMF therapy uses pulsed electromagnetic fields to support tissue recovery between visits. It is a comfortable, passive session that fits alongside the rest of a treatment plan.
Red light therapy treats the surface tissue around an injured joint or muscle. Patients use it as part of a recovery plan, most often on areas that stay sore after the movement has improved.
Electrical stimulation calms muscle spasm and helps a guarded area relax enough to be treated. It is often the first step in a visit, before an adjustment.
Injury treatment covers the pain that starts after a car accident, a fall or a hard day of work. The exam establishes what was injured, and treatment addresses it before the compensation patterns set in.
Sharing the Healing of Chiropractic
A parachuting injury led Dr. Serpentelli to seek the help of a chiropractor. He had headaches and pain in the neck, mid back and low back that wouldn’t go away. Chiropractic showed him incredible benefits and led him to enter the profession. “’I love having the ability to help people without putting anything in the body or taking anything out, using just my hands.”
He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1986, though it wasn’t his first experience at chiropractic college. Dr. Serpentelli had initially enrolled at the Pennsylvania College of Straight Chiropractic and was nearly done with his program. It was then he realized that he wasn’t satisfied he’d learned all he could. Instead, he started over at Palmer, the prestigious institution where chiropractic began.
A plan you can follow, built on an exam rather than a guess, using the treatments that fit the problem in front of us.
Treatment starts after the exam, not before it. Where it hurts and what is causing it are often two different places.
Chiropractic adjustment, decompression and therapy are non-surgical. Nothing here requires downtime or a prescription.
Decompression, laser, shockwave and stimulation are used together when the problem calls for it, because most pain has more than one cause.
Movement and symptoms are checked as care goes on, so the plan can change when the pain does.
The questions patients ask most often about chiropractic treatment, back pain and what happens at a first visit.
Contact the officeThe first visit is an exam. We go through where the pain is, when it started and what makes it worse, then check how the spine and the surrounding joints move. You leave understanding what is causing the problem and what treating it would involve.
An adjustment is quick, and most patients describe it as pressure and release rather than pain. Areas that are already inflamed can be tender, which is why stimulation or laser therapy is sometimes used first to settle things down.
Sciatica and disc pain are among the most common reasons patients come in. Spinal decompression is used specifically for that kind of pressure on a disc and the nerve running past it, usually alongside adjustment.
You stay clothed and lie on a table while it gently separates the vertebrae to take pressure off the disc. It is a passive treatment, so there is nothing to do during the session.
Yes. Knee decompression with Knee On Trac treats the knee joint directly, and it is often combined with laser or shockwave therapy for the tissue around it.
Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Friday is by special appointment only, and the office is closed Saturday and Sunday. Call (941) 739-2225 to schedule.
Every relationship here starts with a conversation — no pressure, no surprises. Whether you're here for a routine cleaning or planning a smile makeover, we'll take the time to understand what you need.
Monday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday By Special Appointment Only
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed