Patients across Broward County, including Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Aventura, who are exploring non-surgical care for disc pain, neuropathy, arthritis, and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, often encounter the name Dr. Bruce Mark, DC. At Hollywood Laser Pain Center on Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida, Dr. Mark has practiced drug-free, conservative pain care for more than 27 years, in a clinical direction that aligns with the multimodal, non-pharmacological approaches supported by current evidence-based guidelines for chronic musculoskeletal pain.
A central factor in conservative pain care is the clinician’s ability to accurately identify what is generating a patient’s pain, determine whether a non-surgical approach can address it, and develop a care plan calibrated to the specific clinical picture. This kind of clinical judgment is generally built over years of practice, alongside the equipment and modalities applied.
Who Is Dr. Bruce Mark and What Makes His Clinical Approach Different?
Dr. Bruce Mark, DC, graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic with honors in 1997. He has practiced in Hollywood, Florida for more than 20 years as part of Broward Medical and Rehab, a multidisciplinary practice that supports the collaborative clinical environment within which his patients are seen. He holds certifications in Graston Technique, an instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization method with an established research base, and in acupuncture, a neuromodulatory tool with documented application in complex chronic pain presentations.
He played college football at Wake Forest University. An athlete who has sustained significant injury and navigated the process of recovery often brings a working understanding of what patients experience during care that complements clinical training.
He communicates with patients in English, Spanish, Russian, and Haitian Creole. In Broward County’s linguistically diverse communities, this capability has clinical relevance. Published health services research, including work in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, has documented that language barriers in healthcare are associated with poorer clinical outcomes, and that patients who fully understand their diagnosis, treatment plan, and home management instructions are generally observed to do better. Dr. Mark’s practice reflects this evidence.
What Is the Regenerative Medical Laser™ Protocol?
The Regenerative Medical Laser™ protocol at Hollywood Laser Pain Center uses FDA-cleared, Class IV near-infrared laser energy directed at the specific tissue structures involved in a patient’s presentation, whether that is a compressed nerve root, an inflamed disc, a degenerating tendon, or an arthritic joint. The underlying phenomenon, photobiomodulation, has been studied for its cellular-level effects, with published research examining its relationship to mitochondrial activity and ATP production, inflammatory cytokine modulation, and tissue repair processes.
A 2017 systematic review in Lasers in Medical Science examined photobiomodulation across a range of musculoskeletal injuries, reporting findings most relevant to tendon and muscle conditions. A 2022 meta-analysis in Arthritis Research and Therapy examined photobiomodulation across multiple joint osteoarthritis presentations and reported a favorable safety profile. Sessions typically run 20 to 30 minutes and the treatment is non-invasive.
The protocol is used alongside other modalities. Dr. Mark integrates Graston Technique for soft tissue and fascial restrictions, acupuncture as a neuromodulatory complement for complex chronic pain, and chiropractic structural assessment that considers the biomechanical factors involved in a patient’s presentation. Each treatment plan is developed on an individual basis following clinical evaluation.
What Conditions Does Dr. Mark Treat at Hollywood Laser Pain Center?
Dr. Mark’s clinical scope spans a range of musculoskeletal and neurological pain conditions: lumbar and cervical disc herniation and degeneration, sciatica and radiculopathy, osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, shoulder, and spine, plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome and peripheral neuropathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, post-surgical pain, chronic low back and neck pain, sports injuries, auto accident and whiplash injuries, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain management.
Research published in the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, including a 2015 systematic review, has examined photobiomodulation across the chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions seen frequently in conservative care settings. The breadth of the practice reflects a clinician working with a core modality, photobiomodulation, that has documented application across a wide clinical spectrum, alongside the complementary techniques described above.
What Does 27 Years in the Hollywood, Florida Community Mean?
Dr. Mark has served the Hollywood community through Rotary Club for 15 years. Over the years, he has treated patients from the construction sites of Dania Beach, the retirement communities of Hallandale Beach and Aventura, the youth sports programs of Pembroke Pines, and the professional corridor of Fort Lauderdale. Many of his patients arrive after years of medication management, after surgical consultations that did not produce the outcomes they had hoped for, or after being told their main remaining options were a joint replacement or another injection cycle.
Across 27-plus years, his approach has emphasized accurate clinical reasoning, identifying what is generating a patient’s pain, determining what can reasonably be addressed without surgery, and developing a calibrated care plan that fits the individual presentation. That is the clinical approach at Hollywood Laser Pain Center, available to patients at 2607 Polk Street.
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About the Author
Dr. Bruce Mark, DC | Hollywood Laser Pain Center | 2607 Polk Street, Hollywood FL 33020 | 954-925-7333 | reliefnowlaser.com/providers/hollywood/
Dr. Mark earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic with honors and has practiced for more than 27 years in Hollywood, Florida. He holds certifications in Graston Technique and acupuncture, is a former collegiate football player at Wake Forest University, and has served the Hollywood community through Rotary Club for 15 years. He practices at Broward Medical and Rehab and communicates with patients in English, Spanish, Russian, and Haitian Creole. He is a provider in the national ReliefNow® network, founded by Dr. Robert Hanopole, DC.
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