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.
2 miles from Porter Square, Bromberg Chiropractic has provided expert care for over four decades. A residential area where Cambridge meets Somerville along the Red Line, Porter Square is one of Cambridge's most livable neighborhoods. Its mix of families, artists, and professionals values walkability and community-oriented businesses. Our approach to sciatica & leg pain combines precise diagnosis with personalized Spinal Decompression Therapy protocols, ensuring each Porter Square patient receives treatment built around their condition and lifestyle.
Red Line to Kendall/MIT (2 stops, 7 min). Bus 83 down Hampshire St. Easy bike ride via linear park. The drive from Porter Square takes approximately 8 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
Good outcomes start with a clear picture of the problem, which is why your first appointment is an unhurried, comprehensive assessment. For spinal decompression therapy, treatment is staged: calm the symptoms first, restore normal function next, then build the strength that keeps the problem from returning. For residents of Porter Square, that combination of expertise and convenience, just 8 minutes from Porter Square, makes consistent care realistic.
Local context matters here. Porter Square's residential character means many patients here manage chronic conditions or seek ongoing wellness care, rather than dealing with acute injuries alone. Recognizing these patterns early is what separates a quick recovery from a chronic problem, and it's the reason we treat the cause rather than just the symptom.
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 Porter 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.
Our office is at 201 Broadway, First Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, just 8 minutes from Porter Square. Red Line to Kendall/MIT (2 stops, 7 min). Bus 83 down Hampshire St. Easy bike ride via linear park.
No. In Massachusetts, patients from Porter Square can see a chiropractor directly, without a referral from a primary care doctor. You can book your first visit yourself.
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 Porter Square that day.
What sets Bromberg Chiropractic apart for Porter Square patients is the combination of experience, technology, and personal attention. Dr. Bromberg personally evaluates and treats every patient. No hand-offs to associates or technicians. For spinal decompression therapy, he combines hands-on expertise with protocols developed over four decades of practice. Red Line to Kendall/MIT (2 stops, 7 min). Bus 83 down Hampshire St. Easy bike ride via linear park.
Local Health Note: Porter Square's residential character means many patients here manage chronic conditions or seek ongoing wellness care, rather than dealing with acute injuries alone.
Ready to get started? No referral needed. We serve patients from Porter Square.
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