Treatment plan and follow-up
The KKT Treatment device is a sound transducer-driven, vibratory stylus,
impulse delivery mechanism. The device head is mounted on a flexibly
positionable armature on a fixed stand [3]. The head of the device,
moveable in three dimensions, is positioned by the clinician and then
fixed in location at the prescribed spinal location and angle. The
stylus is pressure sensitive and so protects patient safety by being
collapsible if the patient moves out position (Figure 2) [3]. The
device’s sound transducer generates waveforms at patient
assessment-determined frequencies that are transmitted through to the
spine causing vibration of the vertebrae and minor stretching of the
soft tissues. At the initial assessment, treatment parameters are
determined from digital data captured through X-rays of the spine. Table
1 indicates the anatomical locations at which the treatment was applied
in this case and the number of pulses used during each session. The
treatment plan for the patient in this report was for 18 sessions of KKT
(3 times a week for the first 3 weeks and then about once per week).
After every six sessions, the patient completed the VAS for pain. The
Rolland-Morris test was completed at the first session and after the
last session.