That shooting pain down your leg is likely sciatica, and it's treatable without surgery. Dr. Bromberg identifies where the sciatic nerve is being compressed and uses targeted adjustments to relieve the pressure.
The intellectual heart of Cambridge, Harvard Square buzzes with students, academics, and tourists year-round. Long study sessions, heavy backpacks, and the physical demands of university life take a measurable toll on spinal health in this neighborhood. Harvard Square patients who have struggled with sciatica & leg pain often find that the difference here is the diagnosis. Dr. Bromberg identifies precisely what's driving your sciatica & leg pain before a single Spinal Decompression Therapy session begins, just 7 minutes from Harvard Square.
Red Line to Kendall/MIT (1 stop, 4 min). Bus 1 down Mass Ave. A quick bike ride or 20-minute walk along the river. The drive from Harvard Square takes approximately 7 minutes. Free street parking and metered spots are available on Broadway and surrounding streets.
Address: 201 Broadway, First Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 494-1166
We don't guess at the cause of your pain. Dr. Bromberg examines, diagnoses, and only then treats. When it comes to spinal decompression therapy, the focus is on resolving the underlying cause rather than chasing symptoms from one week to the next. You'll leave your first visit understanding what's wrong, what we'll do about it, and roughly how long it should take. And at just 7 minutes from Harvard Square, follow-up is easy to keep up with.
Graduate students and faculty spend intensive hours reading and writing, often with poor ergonomics. The resulting neck strain, headaches, and lower back pain are among the most common complaints we see from this area. That's why we take the time to understand your routine before prescribing a single exercise or adjustment. The goal is a plan you can realistically sustain.
That shooting pain down your leg is likely sciatica, and it's treatable without surgery. Dr. Bromberg identifies where the sciatic nerve is being compressed and uses targeted adjustments to relieve the pressure.
Our Cambridge office is conveniently located for patients from Harvard Square seeking expert sciatica & leg pain treatment.
You lie on a specialized table, comfortably clothed, with a harness that targets one spinal segment. The table applies gentle, cyclic stretching, easing tension on and off in a controlled rhythm. That cycling creates a slight vacuum inside the targeted disc, which draws displaced disc material back toward the center and away from the irritated nerve, and pulls water, oxygen and nutrients into tissue that otherwise has a poor blood supply. Because the tension comes and goes, the protective muscle guarding that plain sustained traction provokes does not kick in. Decompression is rarely used alone: Dr. Bromberg combines it with adjustments, soft tissue work and a short home exercise program.
15 to 30 minutes
12 to 20 sessions over about 6 weeks
2 to 3 visits a week at first, tapering as you improve
Adjustments, soft tissue work and home exercises
Call (617) 494-1166 for the current self-pay rate. We quote the full course, not just the first visit, so you know the number before you start.
Disc tissue heals slowly, so this is a course, not a single visit. Here is the usual shape of it for an appropriate candidate. Your own timeline is set at your evaluation and revised on real progress.
Radiating leg or arm pain, numbness or tingling, pain that gets worse with sitting, bending or coughing. Exam or imaging findings consistent with a disc bulge, herniation or degeneration. Often months of rest, medication or local treatment that has not changed anything.
Sessions two to three times a week, each paired with an adjustment. Most appropriate candidates notice the first meaningful change here: less intensity, shorter flare-ups, sitting that is easier to tolerate.
Radiating symptoms typically retreat toward the spine, a sign the nerve is under less pressure. Visits taper. Rehab exercises take a bigger share of each session so the change holds once the table work stops.
A re-evaluation confirms what resolved and what, if anything, still needs attention. The home program continues. Patients who keep up the exercises hold their results best; a short tune-up course later is uncommon but available.
Relieves pressure on a herniated or bulging disc without surgery or injections
Takes the load off the nerve root behind sciatica and radiating arm pain
Rehydrates thinned, degenerated discs that heal slowly on their own
Comfortable, 15 to 30 minute sessions with no downtime
For over 40 years, Dr. Bromberg has provided chiropractic care in Cambridge, MA. He personally evaluates and treats every patient, combining adjustments, muscle therapy, and modern technology for lasting results.
Meet Dr. Bromberg →"Dr. Bromberg found the root cause of my lower back pain on my first visit. After three adjustments, I felt like a new person. 40 years of experience really shows."
Lower back pain, 3 sessions
"My sciatica was so bad I couldn't sit at my desk. Dr. Bromberg identified a disc issue and put together a treatment plan that had me pain-free in five weeks."
Sciatica and disc herniation
"I was in a car accident and thought I'd need surgery. Dr. Bromberg's rehab program got me back to normal without a single operation. The insurance paperwork was painless too."
Auto accident whiplash recovery
Sciatica is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve, most commonly from a herniated disc, bone spur, or spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine.
Chiropractic adjustments can relieve the spinal pressure causing sciatic nerve compression. Many patients experience significant relief without surgery.
Many patients feel improvement within a few sessions. Full resolution depends on the underlying cause and may take 4-8 weeks of treatment.
Bromberg Chiropractic is just 7 minutes from Harvard Square, located at 201 Broadway, First Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Red Line to Kendall/MIT (1 stop, 4 min). Bus 1 down Mass Ave. A quick bike ride or 20-minute walk along the river.
No referral is required. Anyone in Harvard Square can self-refer and book an appointment for spinal decompression therapy directly with our office.
We do. Bromberg Chiropractic works with most major insurers and checks your coverage up front. Auto-accident injuries are generally covered under Massachusetts no-fault PIP benefits.
Often, yes. We hold same-day appointments for new and acute patients. Call (617) 494-1166 in the morning and we'll do our best to see you from Harvard Square that day.
The Bromberg difference for Harvard Square patients comes down to continuity: the same doctor, every visit, tracking your spinal decompression therapy from the first exam through full recovery. Red Line to Kendall/MIT (1 stop, 4 min). Bus 1 down Mass Ave. A quick bike ride or 20-minute walk along the river. You're never a chart number here, and your plan is reassessed on real progress rather than a prepaid package.
Local Health Note: Graduate students and faculty spend intensive hours reading and writing, often with poor ergonomics. The resulting neck strain, headaches, and lower back pain are among the most common complaints we see from this area.
Ready to get started? No referral needed. We serve patients from Harvard Square.
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