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.