Rehabilitation with truFlex™

Dr. Edward Alvarez, founder of Madison Avenue Face and Body, is at the forefront of a transformative collaboration with the Adaptive Training Foundation and Cutera®, and has developed specialized protocols aimed at enhancing quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular challenges. As a leading expert and national speaker in aesthetic and restorative treatments,      Dr. Alvarez has extended his expertise to the creation of groundbreaking therapeutic programs tailored to the needs of this community, delivering unparalleled results in muscle strength, mobility, and overall well-being.

This innovative collaboration leverages Cutera’s® truFlex technology, which provides multidirectional electrical muscle stimulation to foster muscle contractions far beyond what traditional treatments achieve. Dr. Alvarez’s protocols use truFlex to send electrical impulses to the muscles, mimicking what the brain would send, creating powerful contractions that help restore strength, improve coordination, reduce muscle atrophy, and growing up to 30% muscle in areas treated. These protocols are personalized and have demonstrated significant progress in patients’ core stability, muscle mass, sensation, and even functional abilities such as bladder and bowel control, giving many individuals newfound independence.

Under Dr. Alvarez’s guidance, patients have experienced remarkable improvements in muscle tone and flexibility, with multiple accounts of participants regaining functions once believed to be lost. For patients like athletes with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries, Dr. Alvarez’s treatments not only offer an opportunity to improve physical capabilities, but also to improve psychological resilience, confidence, and social engagement.

Results seen during our studies and development of treatment protocols include*:

Increased muscle mass

Increased physical strength

Improved bowel and bladder control

Improved coordination and balance

Improved flexibility and range of motion

Improved sensation in affected areas

Reduction of pain

Reduction of muscle spasms

Reduction of muscle rigidity and stiffness

Improved sense of self and confidence

*-Individual results may vary.These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This treatment is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.