Dr. Michael J. Cooney, DC, Rutherford, NJ, 07070

Chiropractic Practice Description

Whether you're looking for relief from severe chronic pain, searching for ways to beat the aches and pains of day-to-day living, or seeking the "holy grail" of optimal health and peak performance, you've come to the right place. I think you'll find we're a little different from other health care providers. It's not just our commitment to providing first-class health care through natural chiropractic treatments, though that's part of it. And it's not just our great rates that provide a fantastic value for our patients―though that's part of it, too. It's our whole philosophy.

Dr. Michael Cooney is a gentle, caring and highly experienced chiropractor. He has over 30 years of experience treating patients with chronic or acute back, neck, shoulder, sciatic, nerve, and extremity pain. He specializes in scoliosis treatment and sports injuries. As a chiropractor, he believes in natural healing―getting to the source of the problem and help the body self-correct. He is committed to helping patients lessen and eradicate pain through an emphasis on wellness and prevention. He makes a conscious effort to carefully explain treatment plans and ensure patients fully understand his treatment protocol.

In his unending dedication to using state-of-the-art technology, Dr. Cooney’s practice was the first pain treatment facility in the state of New Jersey to introduce Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment, a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical solution for pain control and drug resistant pain. It uses biophysical “scrambler” technology, a type of treatment for nerve pain that uses electrodes placed on the skin.

At Rutherford Allied Medical Group, we support a “team” approach in patient evaluation and treatment which includes Chiropractors, Physical Therapists and Massage therapists working under the direction of a Medical Director to insure the best possible outcome for each patient.

NEW - Rutherford Medical Group Offers Pain Therapy Without Medication

Rutherford Allied Medical Group now offers Calmare pain therapy treatment, a non-invasive technology to treat patients suffering from acute and chronic high-intensity pain.The pain treatment facility, comprised of board-certified doctors and chiropractic specialists who care for patients using biophysics rather than medication, is one of the first in the state to offer this treatment."Calmare offers medication-free pain relief for a wide spectrum of pain sufferers with no side effects,'' said Dr. Michael J. Cooney, one of the group's doctors."It truly represents a new age for people living with pain neuropathy.'' Calmare scrambler therapy works by applying external electric stimulation directly to the pain site, which manipulates the signal flow of the central nervous system. The low-dose electricity scrambles pain messages to the brain, replacing those that cue pain with non-pain signals.The stimulation is transmitted through electrodes, similar to those used for an EKG, an electrocardiogram. Therapy is performed for a minimum of 10 daily sessions, usually between 30 and 45 minutes, and multiple pain sites may be treated simultaneously. Calmare therapy has been used on 3,000 patients and shown to treat chronic neuropathic and oncologic pain resulting from cancer, phantom limb syndrome, failed back surgery, sciatica, spinal stenosis, shingles and other illnesses.

Doctor Quote

"My goal is to alleviate pain and suffering in every patient by incorporating the least invasive methods possible."

Qualifications

Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Pilipino

Professional Affiliations

• Association of New Jersey Chiropractors

Certifications

• Sports Injury Certifications
• Scoliosis Specialist
• Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician

Professional Distinctions

• N.J. Chiropractic Society - Distinguished service for getting scoliosis screenings mandatory in NJ schools
• Pioneered Rutherford Allied Medical Group as the first and only pain treatment facility in the state of New Jersey to offer Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment (2011.
• Chiropractic Sports Physician
• Pneumex Scoliosis Correction

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arm pain
• Arthritis
• Auto-related injuries
• Back pain
• Bursitis
• Cancer-related neuropathy
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cervical spine disorders
• Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
• Chronic pain
• Coccydynia
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Degenerative disc disease
• Diabetic pain
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Foot pain
• Forward head posture
• Headache / migraine
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Hip pain
• Joint pain
• Knee pain
• Kyphosis
• Leg pain
• Lower back pain
• Meniscal tears
• Migraine headaches

• Multiple Sclerosis pain
• Muscle pain / muscle strain
• Myelopathy
• Neck pain
• Nerve pain / neuralgia
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoporotic compression fracture
• Pain neuropathy
• Pediatric spine disorders
• Phantom limb syndrome
• Piriformis syndrome
• Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
• Postural fatigue
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• Rotator cuff injury
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Scoliosis and deformity
• Shingles Pain
• Shoulder pain
• Sleep problems
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sports injuries
• Tendonitis
• Upper back pain
• Vertebral subluxation
• Whiplash

Treatments

• Active release techniques (ART)
• Acupressure
• Acupuncture
• Applied kinesiology
• Aromatherapy
• Arthrostimulator techniques
• Biocranial therapy
• Bracing
• CORE spinal therapy
• Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment
• Carpal tunnel traction therapy
• Chiropractic adjustment
• Chiropractic care
• Chiropractic manipulation
• Cold laser therapy
• Cold therapy
• Contact reflex analysis
• Cox traction
• Cross friction massage
• Deep tissue massage
• Detox bath
• Diagnostic testing
• Diathermy
• Diet & nutritional counseling
• Direct Non-force technique
• Disability evaluations
• Diversified biophysics
• Drop table technique
• Dynamic lumbar stabilization
• Electrical stimulation therapy
• Extension traction
• Extremity manipulation
• Flexion/distraction
• Foot orthotics
• Frequency specific microcurrent
• Functional capacity evaluations
• Gait analysis and foot exams
• Gonstead
• Grostic Procedure
• Heat / ice therapy
• Independent medical exams
• Infrared light
• Interferential stimulation/therapy

• Intermittent traction
• Intersegmental spinal traction
• Kinesio taping
• LCD therapy
• Live blood cell analysis
• Logan Basic
• Low force adjustment
• Low level laser
• Manual spinal decompression therapy
• Massage therapy
• Meditation
• Meric
• Meridian therapy
• Microcurrent therapy
• Mobilization therapy
• Motion palpation
• Muscle stimulation
• Musculoskeletal manipulation
• Myofascial release
• Myokinetics
• NIMMO
• NUCCA
• Neural Organization Technique
• Neurology Technique
• Neuromuscular therapy
• Neurovascular Dynamics
• Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (cervical)
• Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (lumbar)
• Physical therapy
• Post-Isometric Relaxation Stretching
• Posture correction
• Range of motion testing
• Rehabilitation
• Russian Stimulation
• Sacro-Occipital Technique
• Stress reduction and management
• Stretching
• TENS Units
• Traction
• Trigger point therapy
• Ultrasound
• Upper cervical specific techniques
• Urine analysis