Rehabilitation Care with Physical Therapy Privileges in Gaithersburg, MD

Rehabilitation care at Potomac Valley Chiropractic is for anyone in Gaithersburg, Potomac, Rockville, Germantown, Bethesda, or the surrounding Montgomery County area who wants to recover from pain, injury, or surgery — and stay recovered.

We work with adults who've been dealing with chronic pain that just won't fully resolve, athletes coming back from injury, weekend warriors who want to keep training, patients recovering from an auto accident or work injury, and older adults who want to keep moving comfortably as they age.

Rehab care is for the part of recovery that most patients skip — and the part that usually decides whether the pain stays gone or comes back six months later. We focus on the underlying movement, strength, and mobility problems driving your symptoms, not just the symptom itself.

We commonly help patients rehab from low back pain, neck pain, sciatica, knee pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, plantar fasciitis, sports injuries, auto accident injuries, work injuries, post-surgical weakness, and chronic pain that hasn't fully resolved with rest or medication alone.

Most patients come to us when one of three things is true: their pain keeps coming back even after rest or other treatment, they're trying to get back to a specific activity (running, lifting, golfing, picking up their kids), or they want to come back from an injury stronger — not just out of pain.

If you've been told to 'just rest' or 'try ibuprofen' for an injury that's been hanging on for more than a few weeks, that's usually a sign you'd benefit from a personalized rehab plan instead.

Care starts with a personalized exam, a clear plain-language explanation of what's driving your symptoms, and a treatment plan built around your goals — not a generic protocol.

Our doctors are Doctors of Chiropractic with physical therapy privileges in Maryland, which means they can combine hands-on chiropractic adjustments with therapeutic exercise programming, soft tissue work, and rehab modalities — under one roof. You don't have to coordinate three separate providers to get better.

Your first visit takes about 45 minutes and includes a thorough intake, a movement and orthopedic exam, and a personalized rehab plan. You'll leave knowing what's driving your symptoms, what your visits will actually look like, and what to do between visits to keep progress going.

We don't pressure patients into long, prepaid plans. Many patients reduce visit frequency as they feel better and graduate to maintenance or as-needed care.

Our office is in Gaithersburg, MD, near Quince Orchard High School and the Kentlands area. We see rehab patients from Gaithersburg, Potomac, North Potomac, Darnestown, Rockville, Germantown, North Bethesda, Bethesda, Derwood, Montgomery Village, Clarksburg, and Travilah.

What patients tell us makes the biggest difference: getting hands-on care and a personalized exercise plan from the same team, in the same office, so the plan actually fits together — and so they don't have to repeat their story to three different providers.

Dr. Spiro Theodore, D.C. brings over 20 years of chiropractic experience and a Montgomery County background. Dr. Marvin Diaz, D.C., M.S. brings a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition, a background in Exercise Science, and certified personal training experience — giving him a deep specialization in sports rehab and therapeutic exercise programming.

We've treated 5,000+ patients over 25+ years, we're rated 5.0 stars across 189 Google reviews, and we accept most major insurance plans — including Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareFirst, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicare, GEHA, Johns Hopkins EHP, and Optum VA.