Synergy Rehabilitation & Chiropractic

A chiropractic office that truly is different.
By Freda R. Savana

Newtown chiropractor Dr. Jennifer Grozalis likes difficult, challenging cases. That’s what her well-respected practice specializes in.

With a unique and highly effective approach to rehabilitation and healing, Synergy Rehabilitation & Chiropractic, formerly the Total Wellness Centre of Yardley, takes on sports injuries, chronic pain issues and everything in between. Regardless of the type of injury or its cause, the goal is the same for the center and its professionally trained staff of 13.

“I get so excited when I think about what we have developed. Our therapy combination is so unique. If the patient doesn’t respond to a particular treatment plan, we have the skills and tools to modify it until we find what works for that individual,” Dr. Grozalis said.

In one dramatically successful case, Dr. Grozalis remembered, a woman came to Synergy after having knee surgery. She had been in physical therapy for three months, was still using a cane and battling excruciating pain.

“Within two to three weeks, she had complete range of motion,” Dr. Grozalis recalled. “After one month, she no longer needed a cane and no longer had any pain.” To provide such total patient success, Dr. Grozalis and her skilled staff offer a wide range of the most sophisticated therapies to treat all types of concerns and conditions.

A large part of the rehabilitation process revolves around various types of muscle therapies. Dr. Grozalis is one of very few doctors who is certified in Active Release Techniques, a massage-based therapy that incorporates specific exercises to restore range of motion and eliminate pain.

Other massage-based techniques performed by the doctor and her therapists include: Neuromuscular Re-education, trigger point therapy/myofascial release, Craniosacral therapy, lymph drainage, mastectomy and oncology massage, pre-natal massage, and sports massage. Laser therapy is used in conjunction with these techniques to promote quick healing and recovery.

For hard-to-treat disc herniations in the neck and low back, Synergy staff performs Decompression Therapy, a type of gentle traction that takes pressure off the spinal nerves and relieves localized pain as well as referred pain into the arms and legs.

A key member of the center’s team, Pilates Therapist Edye Discount, takes the traditional principles of physical therapy and combines them with unique and cutting-edge exercises on the pilates reformer, chair, and ladder barrel. This therapy balances and retrains muscles in order to strengthen and stabilize the spine and extremities. Fusion Therapy works to heal patients suffering with chronic pain as well as athletes.

Dr. Grozalis said former patients are the center’s best source of referrals. “Once they see the outstanding results, there is a lot of word-of-mouth” encouraging others to try Synergy’s treatment programs, the doctor added.
In addition to the extensive therapies provided by Synergy Rehabilitation and Chiropractic, the center also offers personal training and sports conditioning by noted athlete, Vaughn Hebron. The former Philadelphia Eagle and two-time NFL Super Bowl champion helps patients become stronger once they recover. He also trains the top athletes in Bucks County. “Once you feel better, he will get you to the next level,” explained Dr. Grozalis.

To treat injured athletes and get them back to their sport stronger than ever, Dr. Grozalis combines cutting edge therapies. In addition to Active Release Techniques and Neuromuscular Re-education, they also offer sports massage, PFS, chiropractic manipulation, and traditional physical therapy modalities such as ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, and kinesiotaping.

From difficult to treat cases to acute and chronic sports injuries, Synergy has the tools and commitment for restoring their patients. That is why their chiropractic office truly is different.

Synergy Rehabilitation and Chiropractic is located at 105 Terry Drive in Newtown. For more information, call (215) 860-9798 or visit www.synergyrehabandchiro.com.

Freda Savana is a freelance writer and lives in Bucks County.