★★★★★ 5/5 | Non-Surgical Pain Relief

Non-Surgical Therapy Treatment
in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres.

Back pain that won't quit, neck stiffness after an accident, neuropathy stealing feeling from your feet. Novaré Injury Care and Rehab combines Class IV laser therapy, manual therapy, shockwave, and rehabilitative exercises in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres to reduce pain, restore movement, and heal damaged tissue without surgery or drugs. We treat the muscles, nerves, joints, and connective tissue causing your symptoms so you get back to the life you had before the pain started.

Non-surgical therapy treatment in Fort Myers
✶ 30+ Years Experience✶ 30,000+ Patients Treated✶ MD + DC Under One Roof✶ Board-Certified Medical Director✶ Bilingual: English & Spanish✶ Same-Day Appointments ✶ 30+ Years Experience✶ 30,000+ Patients Treated✶ MD + DC Under One Roof✶ Board-Certified Medical Director✶ Bilingual: English & Spanish✶ Same-Day Appointments
● Available Modalities

What Types of Therapy Treatment Are Available for Pain Relief?

Most pain involves more than one tissue type. A disc problem irritates a nerve. That nerve causes a muscle to spasm. That spasm pulls a joint out of alignment. Treating just one piece leaves the others to keep the cycle going.

At Novaré, we build therapy treatment plans using multiple modalities that target different layers of the problem. Here's what's available at our Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres clinics:

  • Class IV Laser Therapy: High-powered medical lasers that penetrate deep into tissue, stimulating cellular repair and reducing inflammation at the source. Our AI-guided laser system adjusts treatment parameters in real time based on tissue response.
  • Manual Therapy: Hands-on techniques including myofascial release, joint mobilization, trigger point therapy, and soft tissue work performed by our experienced therapists.
  • Shockwave Therapy: Acoustic pressure waves delivered by our Intelect RPW 2 system to break up scar tissue, calcifications, and chronic adhesions that haven't responded to other treatments.
  • Rehabilitative Exercises: Targeted movements and strengthening protocols that support what we correct in the clinic, so results hold between visits.
  • Spinal Decompression: Non-surgical disc decompression using the DRX9000 and AccuSpina tables. This is not traction, it creates negative intradiscal pressure to retract bulging disc material and relieve nerve compression. MRI required.

Each modality does something the others can't. The combination is what makes the difference.

Therapy treatment modalities at Novaré
● How It Works

How Does Low Level Laser Therapy Treatment Work?

Low level laser therapy treatment uses focused light energy to trigger healing at the cellular level. The light penetrates through skin and muscle to reach injured tissue, where it stimulates mitochondria to produce more ATP. ATP is the energy currency your cells use to repair damage, reduce swelling, and regenerate tissue.

Novaré was the first clinic in Florida selected to research next-generation AI laser therapy. Our Class IV lasers deliver significantly more power than the cold lasers used in many offices, reaching deep muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves that surface-level lasers miss.

5-10 Minutes Per Area

Quick sessions with no downtime. You feel a warm sensation. No needles, no pain.

AI-Guided System

Reads tissue response during the session and adjusts intensity automatically for optimal results.

18-24 Hour Healing

The cellular repair process continues for 18 to 24 hours after you leave the clinic.

6-12 Sessions

Most patients complete 6 to 12 sessions, though many notice improvement after the first visit.

● Therapy vs Chiropractic

When Is Therapy Enough on Its Own vs. When Do You Need Chiropractic Too?

Some conditions respond to therapy alone. Muscle strains, mild tendinitis, post-surgical stiffness, and soft tissue inflammation often improve with a combination of laser, manual therapy, and rehab exercises without any spinal adjustments.

But many pain conditions involve a structural component. A misaligned vertebra compresses a nerve. A locked facet joint creates muscle guarding. In those cases, therapy treats the symptoms while chiropractic care addresses the root cause. You need both.

Here's how Dr. Bracic determines the right approach:

  • Therapy alone: Soft tissue injuries without joint dysfunction, post-surgical recovery, muscle-only conditions, peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis
  • Chiropractic + therapy: Disc herniations, sciatica with spinal involvement, whiplash, joint misalignment causing nerve compression, chronic conditions with both structural and muscular components
  • Therapy as maintenance: Patients who've completed chiropractic correction and need ongoing soft tissue support to maintain results

The first visit ($200) includes a full evaluation where Dr. Bracic examines your spine, joints, and soft tissue to determine which therapy combination will get you the fastest results.

Therapy treatment evaluation

What Conditions Respond to Non-Surgical Therapy?

Our therapy modalities treat a wide range of pain and injury conditions.

Back and Neck Pain

Muscle tension, disc bulges, facet joint irritation, and postural strain all respond to therapy. We often combine spinal decompression with manual therapy and laser for multi-layer spinal conditions.

Neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy causes numbness, tingling, and burning in the hands and feet. Low level laser therapy treatment stimulates nerve cell regeneration and increases blood flow to damaged nerves. Patients often report feeling returning after a series of sessions.

Plantar Fasciitis

Shockwave therapy breaks up chronic inflammation in the plantar fascia while laser accelerates tissue healing. This combination often works when cortisone shots and orthotics haven't.

Accident Injuries

Auto accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, and workplace incidents create multiple tissue injuries at once. Our accident care program uses every therapy modality to treat the full scope of the injury, not just the loudest symptom.

Sciatica

Sciatic nerve pain radiating down the leg can come from disc compression, piriformis syndrome, or spinal stenosis. Decompression addresses disc-related sciatica. Manual therapy and laser treat soft tissue and nerve inflammation directly.

● Treatment Plan

How Do These Therapies Work Together?

A real example: a patient comes in with low back pain radiating into the left leg. The evaluation reveals a bulging disc at L4-L5, tight piriformis and gluteal muscles, and inflammation along the sciatic nerve.

1

Spinal Decompression

Reduce disc pressure on the compressed nerve at L4-L5.

2

Laser Therapy

Target the inflamed sciatic nerve with Class IV laser to accelerate cellular repair.

3

Manual Therapy

Release the piriformis spasm and tight gluteal muscles contributing to the compression.

4

Rehab Exercises

Go home with targeted exercises to maintain what we corrected and prevent recurrence.

5

Adjust the Mix

Over the following weeks, we shift focus as your body responds. If scar tissue develops, we add shockwave. As disc pressure decreases, we shift more time to strengthening.

What Our Patients Say

Novaré team

Trusted by 30,000+ patients over 30 years.

T Pratt
★★★★★

“Dr. Ivan & his staff are hands down the best chiropractic services ever!!! His care, attention, knowledge, concern & wisdom for his patients can't be beat.”

T Pratt
Fort Myers
Guillermo R.
★★★★★

“Dr. Ivan discovered that a butt muscle was in spasm and strangling my sciatic nerve. He put me on his Tesla coil machines for a couple sessions and my pain went away.”

Guillermo R.
Fort Myers
Alexis S.
★★★★★

“My sciatic nerve was really bothering me with this pregnancy. Dr. Ivan was able to get me in the same day... I feel brand new!”

Alexis S.
Lehigh Acres
Novaré Injury Care clinic

Your First Visit

$200 | Full evaluation + treatment

  • Full exam and evaluation by Dr. Bracic
  • Assessment of spine, joints, muscles, and nervous system
  • Determine which therapies fit your condition
  • Receive treatment during the first visit, not just an exam
  • 60 to 90 minutes with the doctor

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Not sure where to start? Use our virtual consultation tool to share your concerns and get recommendations from home.

Novaré Injury Care and Rehab Therapy Questions Answered

Get clear answers about therapy treatment at Novaré Injury Care.

The first visit is $200 and includes a full evaluation with Dr. Bracic. He'll assess your spine, joints, muscles, and nervous system to determine which therapies fit your condition. You'll receive treatment during the first visit, not just an exam.
It depends on your condition. Acute injuries like a recent muscle strain may resolve in 4 to 6 sessions. Chronic conditions like neuropathy or degenerative disc disease typically need 12 or more. Dr. Bracic re-evaluates your progress and adjusts the plan as you improve.
We work with most major insurance plans. Our staff verifies your benefits before your first visit so there are no surprises. For auto accident injuries, we also work with personal injury attorneys and medical liens.
Yes. Class IV laser therapy has been FDA-cleared since 2003. It's used by athletic trainers in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, FIFA, and Olympic programs. There are no known side effects when administered by trained providers. You wear protective eyewear during the session as a standard precaution.
Yes. Not every condition requires chiropractic care. If your evaluation shows that soft tissue therapy, laser, shockwave, or rehab exercises alone will resolve your problem, that's the plan we build. We don't add treatments you don't need.
Physical therapy clinics typically focus on exercise-based rehab. We combine exercises with modalities most PT clinics don't have: AI-guided Class IV lasers, the Intelect RPW 2 shockwave system, motorized spinal decompression, and targeted manual therapy from experienced therapists. The multi-modality approach often produces faster results.
Yes. Our staff is bilingual in English and Spanish. Nuestro personal habla inglés y español.
Absolutely. Auto accident injuries involve multiple tissue types at once. Our accident care program uses every therapy modality to treat the full injury. We also handle insurance and attorney coordination so you can focus on healing.

Two Convenient Locations Serving Southwest Florida

Same-day appointments at both locations.

Service Area

Fort MyersLehigh AcresNorth Fort MyersCape CoralEsteroBonita SpringsSan Carlos ParkGatewayIonaBuckinghamAlva

Nuestro personal habla inglés y español.

Fort Myers

15880 Summerlin Road, Suite 114

Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00am–12:30pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
Tue, Thu: By Appointment Only

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Lehigh Acres

25 Homestead Road N., Suite 5

Tue–Thu: 8:00am–12:30pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
Fri: 8:00am–12:30pm

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Most Popular Treatments

Chiropractic Care

Spinal adjustments, Cox Flexion Distraction, Pro Adjuster SRT.

Class IV Laser Therapy

AI-guided lasers for tissue repair and inflammation.

Spinal Decompression

Non-surgical disc treatment using the DRX9000 and AccuSPINA.

Shockwave Therapy

Acoustic wave treatment for chronic soft tissue pain.

Manual Therapy

Myofascial release, joint mobilization, soft tissue work.

Accident Care

Auto accident, workplace, and sports injury treatment.

Dr. Ivan Bracic, founder and clinical director at Novaré Injury Care and Rehab

About the Author

Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC

Founder and Clinical Director

DC · CICE · Trauma-Certified Chiropractic Physician

Dr. Ivan Bracic is the founder and clinical director of Novaré Injury Care and Rehab. He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University in 1993 and has treated over 30,000 patients and supported over 10,000 accident and legal cases across Illinois and Southwest Florida. He founded Novaré in Fort Myers in 2019.

Dr. Bracic and his rehabilitation team combine chiropractic adjustment, soft tissue work, and decompression under one roof. Patients get a coordinated care plan instead of being shuffled between clinics for each modality.