The Non-invasive & Non Surgical Approach To Treating Pain

Accelerated Recovery Performance (ARP) Wave is a non-invasive, non-surgical approach to treating chronic and acute pain which focuses on the neurological origin not the physiological symptoms. ARP (Accelerated Recovery Performance) is comprised of pr

Accelerated Recovery Performance (ARP) Wave is a non-invasive, non-surgical approach to treating chronic and acute pain which focuses on the neurological origin not the physiological symptoms. ARP (Accelerated Recovery Performance) is comprised of proprietary technology and protocols that use a patented bioelectrical current simultaneously with active range-of-motion and other exercise techniques to significantly speed up the body's natural recuperative ability.

Dr. Alejandro Badia renowned Upper Extremity and Hand Surgeon, Medical Director of the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and founder of OrthoNOW in Doral, Florida, incorporates ARP Wave Neuro Therapy in his specialized approach in treating chronic and acute pain, sprains, strains, fractures including sports related and occupational injuries, giving patients a start-to-finish treatment that ensures they are treated and cared for correctly the first time they visit him and his team.

When administered by certified physicians or physiologists, ARP Wave can help relieve the following ailments:

• Athletic injuries
• Arthritis
• Back Pain
• Bone-on-Bone Joint
• Concussions
• Auto injuries including cervical/lumbar sprains
• Plantar Fascitis

Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in conjunction with OrthoNOW, (the only orthopedic-focused urgent care franchise system) in Doral, Florida, have partnered with ARP Wave the only neuro therapy treatment solution in the world! ARP Wave treatments dramatically alleviate pain and expedite recovery time from surgery.

"ARP Wave Neuro Therapy and simple workouts can drastically improve the healing process of any injury and create long term benefits. The simple workouts consist of one arm dumbbell row, upright workouts, overhead squat, and lunge workouts. These workouts help with poor flexibility, bad posture, low back pain, strengthens the upper body, reinforces stabilizing muscles, and overall health", explains Karen Kennedy, "as a Certified Personal Trainer and a National Physique Committee Competitor being in overall great health and free from injuries is a must. When I recently suffered an injury on my right calf, I began treatment with ARP Wave Neuro Therapy. After a few non- invasive therapy treatments which were partnered with Dr. Badia's help, I was ready to get back on my strict cardio regimen"- Affirms Kennedy.


A few athletes that have been treated with Arp Wave Therapy:
Hockey Tim Thomas, Bret Hedican, Jonathan Toews
Football Dwight Freeney, Santana Moss, Larry Fitzgerald
Golf PGA Arron Oberholzer, Peter Jacobsen
Basketball Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett
Baseball LaTroy Hawkins, Torii Hunter, Eric Chavez
Soccer Mario Santan, Alessandro Del Piero
Tennis Bethanie Mattek, Novak Djokovic, Mike Bryan, Bob Bryan
Cycling Leah Prudomme

Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS is a hand and upper extremity surgeon. He studied physiology at Cornell University and obtained his medical degree at NYU, where he also trained in orthopedics. A hand fellowship at Alleghany General Hospital in Pittsburgh was followed by an AO trauma fellowship in Freiburg, Germany. He runs an active international hand fellowship, serves on the editorial board of two hand journals, and organizes a yearly Miami meeting for surgeons and therapists that are devoted to upper limb arthroscopy and arthroplasty (www.miamihandcourse.com). This international meeting is held at the world-renowned Miami Anatomical Research Center (M.A.R.C.), the world's largest surgical cadaveric training lab that Dr. Badia co-founded in 2005.

In 2008, he opened the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center, a fully integrated clinical facility for the upper limb encompassing digital radiography, MRI extremity imaging, Integra rehabilitation facility and the Surgery Center at Doral. More recently, Dr. Badia inaugurated OrthoNOW, the first immediate orthopedic care center in South Florida which is staffed by surgeons from the International Orthopedic Group (IOG), a group of surgeons from lower extremity, upper limb and spine subspecialties who also treat elective orthopedic problems in international patients. He is member of the ASSH, AAHS, AAOS as well as honorary member of many foreign hand surgery societies.

Dr. Alejandro Badia can be reached via www.drbadia.com, a patient education portal and website for hand surgeon academic exchange. For a Miami appointment please call 786-245-0590 or email alejandro@drbadia.com