Treatments

Dr Thomas Jones, the founder of RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is the creator of Recover 2.0. Dr Jones’ patent pending Recover 2.0 Sports Medicine based therapy is a culmination of his European Medical School training as well as his experience as a personal sports physician for professional athletes. Dr Jones’ designed and perfected Recover 2.0 during his twenty two year illustrious career. Recover 2.0 was ultimately created out of necessity as ART, Active Release Techniques, was not meeting the recovery demands of his professional athletes. Recover 2.0 is exclusive to RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sport Medicine and has made Dr Thomas Jones one of the most sought after imminent Sports Physicians on the East Coast. Dr Jones is accepting new patients on a limited basis, please call for RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine for availability.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is committed to providing the latest in non-operative Orthopedics/Sports medicine. RecoveryZone’s multidisciplinary team of physicians work in unison to develop a treatment plan that utilizes state of the art and holistic therapy options . RZ’s physicians focus on restoring movement and function while providing interventions to optimize performance and reduce risk of reinjury. Our team is committed to providing effective non-operative treatment for musculoskeletal injuries, including injuries to joints, muscles, tendons, bones or ligaments. RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine’s Orthopedists work closely with RZ’s physical therapists, Sports Physician and Sports Chiropractor to ensure all non-operative Orthopedics/Sports Medicine strategies are implemented to provide the most supported level of care. RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine team of physicians has an arsenal of recovery treatments and modalities to facilitate both state of the art and holistic non-operative therapies.

Sport Chiropractic Care at RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is a safe and natural way to diagnose and treat athletic performance injuries. Our team of physicians are experts in injury prevention and rehabilitation. Common sports injuries have a wide range of underlying causes based on the individual athlete and their sport. All athletes are fully assessed for biomechanical dysfunctions, nervous and muscular asymmetries in order to develop an individualized treatment plan. Preventative Sports Chiropractic treatment is the best way to optimize athletic performance. Sports Chiropractic Care has been proven to enhance reaction time and strength, reduce risk of musculoskeletal injury, and greatly improve recovery time. Athletes of all levels,elite athlete or weekend warrior, are regularly treated by RecoveryZone’s Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine Sports Chiropractor.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy offers an individualized, holistic, and comprehensive approach to treatment. RZ’s Physical Therapy techniques and Rehabilitation programs are designed to offer a holistic progressive strategy to treating pain, injury and chronic conditions without the need for surgical intervention. We implement a “whole body” approach that is effective in addressing all physical influences throughout the body. This allows us to pinpoint the exact source of pain or injury, which is crucial in terms of successfully prescribing the proper treatment, improving overall strength/flexibility and preventing future injuries. RZ’s Physical Therapists will diagnose and create an individualized treatment plan that may include activity modifications, therapeutic exercises, manual therapy techniques, chiropractic adjustments, pain medication, and/or orthopedic injection procedures. The team at RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine strive to provide the most comprehensive and effective Physical Therapy treatments in order to make the road to recovery a little more direct.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine offers a medically designed and supervised Recovery Stretch that focuses on the fascia and joint capsule to achieve optimal strength, flexibility, pain relief and performance. It is a pain-free recovery method of stretching developed by our team of multidisciplinary physicians and is exclusive to RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine.

RZ’s Medically supervised Recovery Stretch focuses on a key part of the body that is often overlooked, the fascia. The fascia is the vast network of connective tissue that runs through the entire body. It surrounds muscles, nerves, bones, joints and organs. Many injuries and loss of flexibility, including range of motion, involve the fascia and may cause actual physical pain. The tightness in the fascia encourages unnatural motions or postures that increase the odds of minor injuries and unwanted pressure on the nervous system. Those minor injuries, in turn, may result in more unnatural motions.

RecoveryZone’s medically supervised Recovery Stretch may help reduce these pains by releasing tension in the fascia. The natural increase in flexibility will help end those unnatural motions and relieve underlying stresses in the body. Lingering tightness or tension anywhere in the body decreases circulation. By reducing tightness and tension, an RZ medically supervised Recovery Stretch will improve blood flow which in turn accelerates recovery from exercise by allowing more blood to reach the muscles faster, which improves toxin removal and makes the road to recovery a little more direct.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine Medical Acupuncture is the most coveted and effective form of Acupuncture as it is performed by a medical physician. Dr Michael Palmer, is one of the only Orthopedic physicians on the East Coast offering Medical Acupuncture. Dr Palmer will perform a NeuroMusculoSkeletal exam prior to treatment and utilize his extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology for assessment and treatment. Medical acupuncture is evidence-based medicine with extensive research and a safe alternative to surgery or pain medication while promoting better mental and physical health.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine recognizes that Sports medicine isn’t just for athletes. It is for anyone that does not want physical ailments/pain interfering with daily activities. RZ offers Sports Medicine to world class athletes and weekend warriors alike . RecoveryZone’s team of physicians implement proven techniques and treatments that are both medically and holistically based. RZ’s therapies are backed by solid research, aimed at restoring function, alleviating pain and promoting healing.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine Pain Management team implements an unparalleled level of complementary medicine which encompasses conventional and traditional treatments, pharmaceutical options and holistic and alternative therapies.

RZ’s pain management staff is led by board-certified physician Dr. Michael Palmer, a New Jersey pain management specialist. Dr Palmer has extensive experience in physiatry, a medical specialty that focuses on recovery from musculoskeletal injuries, the restoration of proper functioning, and the alleviation of pain caused by physical injury.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is conveniently located in Wall, New Jersey not only offers pain management but comprehensive pain care solutions as well. Pain management and comprehensive pain care solutions address a variety of musculoskeletal conditions involving joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles and nerves.

At RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine in Wall, New Jersey we strongly believe that physical therapy is not only for our post-surgery patients. Prehabilitation Therapy is extremely beneficial for those preparing for surgery. Just as rehabilitation helps patients recover following surgery, prehabilitation helps our patients prepare for surgery and frequently leads to shorter recovery time.According to the National Institutes of Health, participating in Prehabilitation therapy will not only enhance your postoperative results but also minimize recovery time. Studies have shown that beginning Prehabilitation physical therapy a month or so before surgery can significantly shorten recovery time. By working with our physical therapist and creating an individualized Prehabilitation plan, you will create a strong foundation for rapid recovery that will likely lead to decreased down time following surgery.

RecoveryZone’s PRP Orthopedic Specialist, Michael A. Palmer, M.D offers PRP orthopedic injections to Monmouth County area patients seeking an additional or alternative treatment to medication or surgery. PRP injections can help injuries heal quickly while decreasing pain and discomfort. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for orthopedics is a natural, nonsurgical treatment used to speed up the healing process following an injury or trauma. It takes advantage of the body’s own ability to heal and regenerate itself through the growth factors found in platelet rich plasma. Platelet rich plasma is simply plasma that contains more platelets than normal. By injecting a large number of cells into the site of an injury or wound the platelet rich plasma reactivates and accelerates the natural healing process.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine prescribes functional rehabilitation as soon as a patient’s injury is poised for treatment. Our distinctive approach to Functional Rehabilitation, which is a specialized type of physical therapy, utilizes a multi-phase customized progression of rehabilitative steps. Our physicians begin by controlling inflammation and minimizing pain. Their second objective is to restore/increase range of motion with the final step and intention to restore muscle strength, power and endurance. RecoveryZone, Orthopedic Spine and Sports Medicine’s functional rehabilitation, implements three-dimensional movements to strengthen isolated, previously injured muscles. The process prepares the whole body to return to daily activities or sports, stronger and more flexible.

RecoveryZone’s Dr Thomas Jones is one of the only physicians on the East Coast authorized to analyze, assess and custom fit our elite orthotics. These custom orthotics are currently being used by Major League baseball and the United States Olympic Team While there are many temporary, superficial routes to treating foot pain RZ’s Custom Orthotics work to permanently solve the problem. Custom Orthotics change the way your feet function on the ground and provide a personalized biomechanical solution.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic Spine and Sports Medicine offers EPAT at their Wall, New Jersey location. The word “extracorporeal” comes from two latin roots: extra (outside) and corp (body). So, Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Treatment (EPAT) is noninvasive as it happens completely outside of the body. EPAT requires no needles, no surgery and no downtime. Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT®) is a form of ESWT (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy) which is an evidence-based, emerging, proven treatment option for patients suffering from acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries. EPAT® uses acoustic pressure waves to safely increase metabolism and blood flow, stimulating / enhancing healing of the injury. The microtrauma induced triggers a cascade of inflammatory factors (such as cytokines and chemokines) that help regenerate the damaged tissues. These inflammatory factors are essential for healing and are present at high levels in acute injuries, but diminish or cease to exist over time in chronic injuries. Think of EPAT® as a way of pushing the “reset” button on healing.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is the only facility in New Jersey utilizing Medical Grade Nitrogen for Whole Body Cryotherapy treatments. Medical Whole Body cryotherapy is offered in our Wall, New Jersey facility and serves Monmouth and Ocean County and is available to patients and non patients. Cryotherapy promotes anti-inflammatory properties, which decrease soreness in a postworkout state. Full-body cryotherapy can do more in three minutes than a 60-minute massage. That enables you to recover from your workouts, no matter the intensity. Benefits include, inflammation relief, reduction of muscle soreness, less pain from sore joints and blood flow restoration. For competitive athletes, ice baths are the traditional method used to recover from a workout or competition. However, they require recovery time—up to a day before they can resume practice. But with whole-body cryotherapy, athletes recover in less time so they can resume their training faster.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine offers medically supervised Localized Cryotherapy. RZ’s Localized Cryotherapy therapy is used to alleviate pain, dramatically reduce inflammation and expedite recovery. Localized Cryotherapy allows for safer and more effective treatment and has significant benefits to traditional ice packs and ice baths. The medically cryogenically cooled air penetrates the deeper layers of tissue, thereby increasing blood circulation and improved range of motion, something that traditional ice packs are unable to provide and making the road to recovery a little more direct.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine recommends cryotherapy as a holistic and safe solution for inflammation in any part of the body. This principle is no different when dealing with facial or neck swelling, blotchiness, or even inflammatory skin issues. RZ Cryotherapy Face and Neck Recovery Therapy alleviates many of these inflammatory skin issues with no pain or downtime. The cryotherapy face and Neck Recovery therapy is customized and incorporates a gentle facial lymphatic drain to facilitate recovery.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine offers Therapeutic Recovery Cupping. While traditional cupping is a form of alternative medicine that dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures, RZ’s Therapeutic Recovery Cupping makes the “old school” way of cupping obsolete. RecoveryZone’s Therapeutic Recovery Cupping was created by our team of physicians and is medically supervised. Our Therapeutic Recovery Cupping Therapy is exclusive to RZ and focuses on recovery/pain management and is medically superior to “cupping” offered at spas, massage parlors or cupping kits purchased online.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine has partnered with Normatec to offer complimentary full body dynamic air compression in Wall, New Jersey. Muscle Compression Therapy increases circulation to flush out toxins related to overtraining or chronic injury. Dynamic compression increases range of motion and leads to improved athletic performance. RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is proud to be partnered with Normatec and implements their compression therapy as part of a customized and indualized patient treatment plan.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is on the forefront of pain management. Our Pain Management team utilizes state of the art techniques and modalities to reduce and eliminate pain. Medical Marijuana is a powerful tool in RecoveryZone’s arsenal. Some chronic pain may be resistant to other treatments and often respond to medical marijuana therapy. If RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine deems a patient has a condition that’s on the New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) list, Dr Michael Palmer is certified to prescribe medical marijuana in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and may do so during an office visit or Telehealth appointment. Please contact our office 732-935-0800 for more information and to book an appointment.

Normally, oxygen is transported throughout the body by red blood cells. By using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), oxygen becomes a gas and is then dissolved into all of the body’s fluids, the plasma, the central nervous system fluids, the lymph, and the bone and can be carried to areas where circulation is diminished or blocked. This way, oxygen reaches damaged tissues and the body can support its own healing process. This increased oxygen greatly enhances the ability of white blood cells to kill bacteria, reduces inflammation and allows new blood vessels to grow more rapidly into the affected areas. It’s a simple, non-invasive and painless treatment.

RecoveryZone Orthopedic, Spine and Sports Medicine is now offering Telehealth orthopedic care solutions to our existing patients. This virtual healthcare service allows patients a fast, secure and easy way to receive Orthopedic, Sports Medicine, and Pain Management care with your Orthopedist, Sports Medicine Doctor or Pain Management specialist at RecoveryZone in a live virtual visit using a smartphone (iPhone or Android), tablet or computer. Just call us to schedule an appointment and our staff will help determine the best solution depending on your technological status.