Meet the Staff

Meet the Staff

Cary Physical Medicine

Meet Dr. Alan R. Barthen

Dr. Alan Barthen has been in practice for 40 years, specializing in decompression for the last 20. He has thousands of hours of experience diagnosing and treating patients with spinal disorders and has spent endless hours learning and improving his skills. Dr. Barthen always keeps current with the application of different treatments and therapies he offers and makes it a point to stay up-to-date with advancements in his specializations of decompression therapy and peripheral neuropathy.


In November 2016, Dr. Barthen received his national certification for non-surgical spinal decompression from the International Medical Advisory Board. He was involved in the original research in non-surgical spinal decompression, making him one of the first nationally certified specialists in spinal decompression. This type of therapy is highly effective for treating a vast majority of spinal disc-related disorders.

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