New Treatment for chronic lower back and leg pain

Northville Physical Rehabilitation is happy to announce the addition of a new treatment for chronic lower back and leg pain using the Repex ll™ Repetitive Motion Therapy Table.

Robin McKenzie and Howard Hill have collaborated to produce the REPEX™ Therapy Table. Treating with the REPEX™ is based on the patient’s directional movement preference and provides measurable and positive outcomes particularly in the management of acute/chronic low back and leg pain patients. The REPEX™ takes the patient through repetitive end-range passive-range-of-motion movements of flexion and/or extension.

The exclusive design of the REPEX™ was developed by Robin McKenzie to address mechanical disorders of the low back using the McKenzie Technique.

        The REPEX™ can be used with patients that:

• Have been assessed to benefit from the repeated movements on pain centralization, intensity and location in flexion or extension.

• Are classified as having degenerative discs, herniated or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, facet syndrome or sacroiliac syndromes where a limitation of movement occurs in the direction of “centralization”.

• Are undergoing decompression therapy

The McKenzie Method was developed in the 1960’s by Robin McKenzie, a physical therapist in New Zealand. In his practice, he noted that extending the spine could provide significant pain relief to certain patients and allow them to return to their normal daily activities.

With the McKenzie approach, physical therapy and exercise used to extend the spine can help "centralize" the patient’s pain by moving it away from the extremities (leg or arm) to the back. Back pain is usually better tolerated than leg pain or arm pain, and the theory of the approach is that centralizing the pain allows the source of the pain to be treated rather than the symptoms.

If you are experiencing chronic lower back or leg pain call 

Northville Physical Rehabilitation for a complimentary consultation: (248) 349-9339

Located at 215 E. Main Street Northville, MI 48167 (Across from Starbucks)