Case Studies
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Massage Therapy
The source of these Case Studies is a Licensed Massage Therapist. She is actively using the Pneu-Wave in her practice. Linda: Is a 62 year old female who has chronic back discomfort. She receives massage periodically. She used the Pneu-Wave and reported an increase in flexibility and movement. Tom: A 49 year old male who receives bi-weekly massage therapy. Various modalities are incorporated including deep tissue, myofascial release, AIS, myoskelatal techniques and trigger point therapy. He tends to hold tension in his lower back. When using the Pneu-Wave as a warm up, Tom's back tension is eased and the therapist is able to spend more time in other areas. Lois: A 52 year old female uses the Pneu-Wave for 20 minutes prior to her massage sessions. She stated "Ahhhh, I'm feeling better already!" Ray: A 45 year old male, was receiving a half hour foot and leg treatment. The Pneu-Wave was incorporated as an 'add-on' and Ray informed the therapist that the treatment was enhanced and a deeper relaxation achieved by it's use. Carissa: A 20 year old female complained of tightness in the posterior thoracic area. A 40 minute session on the Pneu-Wave released the tension and her complaints! Elenora: A 92 year old female complained of a sore lower back after spending the afternoon gardening. The Pneu-Wave was used to bring relief to the area. Elenora reported less stiffness in her back and was feeling more relaxed. Marie: An 86 year old female has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and receives massages monthly. The Pneu-Wave was incorporated as part of her session. She thoroughly enjoyed riding the wave as the therapist worked on her feet. It made therapy easier for her and the therapist and required no disrobing. Jenn: A 40 year old female hair stylist and mother of 2 teenagers. She receives massage for stress relief and overall wellness. The use of the Pneu-Wave during her massage has enhanced her sessions and she has stated that it feels like she's "getting more for her money". Wayne: Is a 48 year old male who has been under chiropractic care for several years because of an automobile accident. When introduced to the Pneu-Wave by his therapist, he mentioned that this was something he would like to have had back then to help him get through his weekly appointments. Kevin: Is a 38 year old healthy and active male. He receives massages occasionally. His main complaint is low back discomfort and said that the Pneu-Wave was terrific in reaching the depths of his muscles allowing his spine to elongate. Bonnie: Is a 35 year old female who used the Pneu-wave during her pre-natal massage sessions. The therapist used pillows to bolster Bonnie's comfort and allowed the Pneu-Wave to increase circulation from the sacrum to the cervical spine in a relaxed, rhythmic flow. A scalp massage was performed during this process and noted that a feeling of total renewal was received. She is looking forward to the "escape" again. |
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Orthopedic Clinic
The source of these Medical Studies is an Orthopedic Surgeon who operated a pain management clinic and preferred to use kinetic therapy to surgical remedies. He has used the Pneu-Wave in his clinic for several years. TM: Is a 40-year-old truck driver who runs a trucking company and has significant back problems. The use of the Pneu-Wave is instrumental in allowing him to exercise and stretch on a regular basis. JG: Is a 40-year-old delivery person who was injured working. The only relief he had was from using the Pneu-Wave, which relieved the spasm in his back, neck and legs. With time his problem was resolved. EVO: Rehabilitation subsequent to surgery was unsuccessful. The patient continued to have pain in his back and on the opposite side from his surgical situation on the left. Initiation of the Pneu-Wave assisted the patient in the returning of work some 3 months after the initiation of treatment with the Pneu-Wave. The patient returned to his previous occupation handling tanks and delivering gasses in large metal tanks for medical use. EM: This 30-year-old man injured his back collecting garbage. He had poor muscle function. The use of the Pneu-Wave helped him to increase the ROM of his back and allowed him to stretch effectively and gain strength in his back. BT: This teenager injured his back jumping hurdles. The use of the Pneu-Wave was instrumental in improving ROM of his back and improving muscle function and helping the patient to stretch and exercise on a daily basis so that he could recover his pre-injury status. He is now playing basketball, jumping hurdles and running without difficulty. DP: This 28-year-old man with chronic back problems. The Pneu-Wave was helpful in relieving muscle spasm and relieving back pain and increasing the patient's mobility so he could exercise and have relief of pain. RD: This 28-year-old man who injured his back and had 6-8 months of back pain and back problems without any relief. The Pneu-Wave was instrumental in relieving his muscle holding and spasm, increasing the ROM of his back and relieving his pain so that, he could exercise and have more permanent relief of pain. CJ: This 29-year-old man had previously been operated on some 2 years ago, but continues to hurt his back. Despite the usual physical therapy and a work hardening program, he continues to have episodes of back pain every 3 months over the last 2 years. The initiation of kinetic exercise stretching and rehabilitation program, has allowed him to return to work in a short period of time. The Pneu-Wave has been effective in relieving his general muscle holding, general spasm of his back so that he can engage in a daily stretching and strengthening program. JK: This 28-year-old man, who had a great deal of difficulty returning to activity after the removal of a disc. The Pneu-Wave was helpful in relieving his pain and muscle spasm and allowing him to return to a normal function. FE: Mr. E is a 45-year-old with a 5-year history of back pain. His most recent episode put him in the hospital for 3 weeks in May and Mr. E wanted to initiate some treatment to prevent further difficulties. Mr. E was started on the Pneu-Wave in June and to date subsequent to his 6-week course of kinetic treatment assisted by the Pneu-Wave, the patient has worked and has not had a recurrence of his difficulty. Mr. E works as a custodian, mopping, cleaning, bending and lifting on a daily basis. RL: Initiated treatment in November and needed the Pneu-Wave to help loosen him up, relieve tension and improve muscle function and ROM so that he could stretch and exercise. After 6 weeks of treatment, the patient has continued with is home exercise program and in a 2-year period has not had any problems. CM: This 30-year-old woman had a significant amount of tension and pressure from her home life and had the diagnosis of cervical syndrome with thoracic outlet syndrome with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient was in a motor vehicle accident in June, her back, left thigh and both her knees were injured. Subsequent to the initiation of treatment, the patient's function increased, but her disability was not eliminated. The Pneu-Wave was instrumental in relaxing the patient, improving spinal motion in circulation so that the patient could actually exercise on a daily basis. Without the Pneu-Wave, the patient was not able to exercise and stretch on a daily basis. BR: This 45-year-old woman is a secretary to a bank President. BR complained about back and leg pain for a number of years. Her decreased ability was related to stiffness in muscles and joints, decreased ROM of her back and poor muscle function with the reconditioning. The Pneu-Wave was started pre-physical therapy and helped relieve tension, increase the ROM of the back so that the patient subsequent to her physical therapy 6 weeks was able to stand all day with heels without back or leg pain and shortly after completing therapy was able to dance and partake in her daughter's wedding without any discomfort. LF: This 35-year-old woman had a herniated disc and radicular pain on the right side. The patient developed her symptoms from caring for an infant child to which she gave birth some 3-6 months previously. With constant lifting and bending, the patient developed back pain and leg pain. The use of the Pneu-Wave relieved this lady's muscle holding, muscle spasm, increased her ROM and increased the circulation to her back to a point where she was able to engage in a rehabilitation program, both kinetic and stretching. The patient's back pain and radicular pain was relieved in 2 weeks by 50% and totally at the end of a 6-week period of Pneu-Wave and kinetic rehabilitation use. TR: This 29-year-old was diagnosed as a spinal stenosis with an unstable L4,5 segment. The patient had rest pain, activity pain and surgery was recommended. The patient was reluctant to have surgery. With the use of the Pneu-Wave, the patient increased the ROM of his back, relieved muscle tension and muscle spasms. The patient was able to engage in a kinetic exercise and stretching program to relieve his pain by 75%. FC: This woman initiated treatment in September. The patient had been to numerous physicians and had significant amount of back pain with radiation down her right leg for over 1 year without relief of pain. The use of the Pneu-Wave to increase spinal motion and circulation, which allowed her to engage in a stretching and kinetic rehabilitation program. It relieved the patient by more than 80% in a 6-week period. SB: This 48-year-old woman was involved in a motor vehicle accident in June and had a previous 6-year history of a herniated disc removal. The only way that this patient could keep from having muscle spasms in her back and legs during exercise was by the use of the Pneu-Wave. KW: This 22-year-old woman who was able to return to jogging subsequent to the initiation of kinetic rehabilitation with the Pneu-Wave. When this patient had significant amount of pain and it was related to muscle spasms and holding, the Pneu-Wave was effective and instrumental in relieving her difficulty. |