Non-surgical pain rehab, in Vigan City.
Doctor-led, image-guided treatment for chronic and acute pain — without the operating room.
Pick up your grandchild without wincing. Sleep through the night without the pain deciding your position. Get back to the work, the sport, the morning walk you stopped doing — not because you wanted to stop, but because the body stopped cooperating.
Untreated chronic pain doesn't plateau. It adapts — and the adaptations are usually losses. Muscles you stop using lose mass. The compensation patterns you develop become the new normal. The longer the wait, the more your recovery has to undo. None of this is fear-mongering. It's how the body works.
What changes if you do nothing.
Chronic pain doesn't stay the same. The body adapts to it — and the adaptations are usually losses that compound over time.
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Muscles you stop using lose mass.
Within weeks of guarding a painful joint, the surrounding muscles begin to atrophy. The longer you wait, the more strength you have to rebuild.
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The nervous system rewires itself.
Persistent pain makes the brain more sensitive to pain signals. What was once a 6/10 can become an 8/10 — not because the tissue is worse, but because the alarm system is louder.
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Compensation patterns become the new normal.
You stop using one side, lean differently, move differently. These adaptations create new pain in new places — and they take longer to undo than the original problem.
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Treatment windows narrow.
Some conditions respond well early and poorly later. The knee that's "bone-on-bone" in five years doesn't have the same non-surgical options as the knee with mild cartilage loss today.
None of this is meant to alarm you. It's the same information Dr. Rabara shares with patients who delayed care — and what they wish they'd known sooner.
You start with a diagnosis. Not a treatment.
Dr. Rabara personally examines you. He listens. He uses precision diagnostics — MSK ultrasound and EMG-NCV — to find the exact source of your pain. Not where it hurts. Where it comes from.
Only then do we treat. Non-surgically. With targeted procedures — injections, shockwave, PRP — performed under image guidance, in clinic, same day.
Three steps, one visit
- 1. Examine. Dr. Rabara physically assesses the joint, muscle, or nerve.
- 2. Image. Real-time MSK ultrasound shows the tissue in motion — tears, inflammation, entrapment.
- 3. Treat or refer. Procedure today if indicated, a written plan, or a referral to the right specialist if it's outside our scope.
Or wait, and…
Surgery means a wait for an OR date, weeks of post-operative recovery, and the real possibility that you still need rehabilitation afterward. Image-guided physiatry often treats the same problem in a single clinic visit — with the option to repeat, refine, or escalate if needed.
Ten procedures. One purpose: find and treat the source.
Each procedure links to its full clinical guide. We don't push procedures — we recommend what's indicated for your case.
Diagnostics — find the source
MSK Ultrasound
Real-time imaging of muscles, tendons, and joints. Dr. Rabara uses it during the consultation — most patients see the inside of their own joint on the screen.
Restored: Finds the tear, the inflammation, the entrapment — so the right treatment can be applied today, not months of trial-and-error.
Learn moreEMG-NCV
Nerve function testing for numbness, tingling, and weakness. Identifies the exact site of nerve entrapment or damage.
Restored: Confirms the exact site of nerve entrapment or damage — so treatment is targeted, not guessed.
Learn moreAlready have imaging? Bring MRI, X-ray, or CT reports from another clinic — Dr. Rabara reads them to inform your diagnosis and avoids redundant scans.
Precision Injections — treat the source
Ultrasound-guided steroid injections
Anti-inflammatory medication placed exactly where it's needed. Image-guided for precision; minimal trauma to surrounding tissue.
Restored: Reduces inflammation at the exact site — so the joint moves without the constant fire of pain.
Learn moreViscosupplementation
Hyaluronic acid gel for knee osteoarthritis. Restores joint lubrication, reduces pain, delays the need for replacement.
Restored: Restores joint lubrication in the knee — so stairs stop being a negotiation.
Learn morePeripheral nerve blocks
Targeted numbing of specific nerves for chronic regional pain. Image-guided placement; immediate diagnostic and therapeutic value.
Restored: Interrupts the pain signal from a specific nerve — immediate relief, also helps confirm the diagnosis.
Learn moreRegenerative — heal the tissue
PRP therapy
Platelet-rich plasma from your own blood, concentrated and re-injected. Accelerates healing in damaged tendons, ligaments, and joints. Validated by Cochrane 2022.
Restored: Accelerates tissue repair using your own concentrated platelets — return to function in weeks, not months.
Learn morePercutaneous needle tenotomy
Image-guided needling of calcific tendon deposits. Restores function in chronic calcific tendinitis without surgery.
Restored: Breaks up calcific deposits blocking tendon movement — restores reach, especially in the shoulder.
Learn moreEnergy-based & manual — restore function
Focused shockwave therapy
Acoustic pulses that trigger tissue repair. Effective for chronic tendinopathies that haven't responded to other treatments.
Restored: Triggers tissue repair in chronic tendinopathies — useful when other treatments have stalled.
Learn moreDry needling & trigger point injections
Releases myofascial trigger points for chronic muscle pain. Often combined with manual therapy for fast relief.
Restored: Releases myofascial trigger points — so the muscle actually relaxes, often the missing piece in chronic pain.
Learn moreSpinal decompression
Mechanical traction for herniated discs and chronic back pain. Creates negative pressure to retract disc material.
Restored: Creates negative pressure in the disc to retract herniated material — relieves nerve pressure without surgery.
Learn moreNeed rehab in your home instead? For stroke recovery, frailty, or post-surgical support, see the Home Physical Therapy program.
Outcomes we measure, not outcomes we guess.
Pain, function, mobility, balance, and strength are tracked from first visit to discharge. Our internal data, measured from over 5,000 patients since 2021, shows:
80%
achieve clinically meaningful pain reduction on a 0–10 scale
75%
regain functional independence — walking, stairs, work, sleep, self-care
85%
of home-based rehab patients reach outcomes equivalent to hospital-based PT
5,000+
patients treated since 2021
Validated against the published research.
- PRP significantly reduces knee OA pain — Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022
- Home-based PT is as effective as clinic-based care — Physiotherapy Research International, 2020
- Early mobilization improves post-stroke outcomes — American Heart Association Guidelines, 2022
And — equally important — we turn people away.
If you need emergency surgery, we won't pretend physiatry will fix it. We'll refer you to the right surgeon the same day if needed. If your problem is a tumor, an infection, an acute fracture, or anything that belongs in an operating room, we're not your clinic. If you want a pill to mask the pain without ever addressing the cause, we're not the right fit.
We'd rather lose a patient than mislead one. That standard is why our outcomes are real.
From your first visit, you leave with everything you need to decide.
The Time Question
Most in-clinic procedures take 15 to 45 minutes. You walk in, we treat, you walk out. No anesthesia. No recovery room. Most patients drive themselves home and return to normal activity the same day or the next.
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A clear diagnosis — written, in plain language.
You won't have to remember what the doctor mumbled in the hallway. The diagnosis is on paper, in your hand, before you leave.
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A real-time view of your own joint on the ultrasound screen.
See what Dr. Rabara sees. No translation needed — the picture tells the story.
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A written treatment plan with a defined timeline and defined goals.
You know what's happening, in what order, with what expected outcomes, and over what duration — before you commit to anything.
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A procedure today if it's indicated — or no procedure if it isn't.
We don't sell treatments. We recommend what your case requires. If nothing is required, we say so.
Our Evaluation Guarantee
If after your visit you don't have a clear diagnosis and a written treatment plan, your second visit is on us. No questions asked.
We don't promise to cure you. We promise to find the cause, tell you the truth, and build the shortest evidence-based path back to the life you want.
Certainty — on price, on family, on access.
Certainty on Price
₱1,000 per evaluation
In clinic or teleconsultation. The fee is on the website because we believe in transparent healthcare. No "starting at," no surprise add-ons.
Senior citizens and PWDs receive the 20% discount and 12% VAT exemption mandated by Philippine law — automatically applied. We work with HMO partners (verify your coverage). For longer treatment plans, we offer packages that bring the per-visit cost down significantly.
Certainty for Your Family
The first visit is the moment your family needs to hear what we heard and see what we saw. We'll explain everything in plain language — Tagalog, Ilocano, or English.
If you're an adult child worried about a parent's joint replacement — bring them in, hear the alternatives together. If you're a spouse who's been watching someone manage pain alone — come with them. If you're a caregiver helping someone decide — ask every question you have.
No jargon. No rushing. No decisions made in the parking lot. Bring whoever matters.
A Note on Access
TeraCare accepts only 10 new evaluations per week. Dr. Rabara personally examines every patient. This isn't a marketing scarcity tactic — it's a clinical capacity limit. Smaller numbers, deeper work, better outcomes. If this week's slots are full, we'll tell you when the next one opens.
The first conversation is the one you should have had a year ago. Have it now.
Or call 0917 505 9589 · Mon–Sat, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Common Questions
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Ben Paolo C. Rabara, M.D. — Diplomate, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine.