Spinal decompression therapy system and method
AssigneeAxiom Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsScot Johnson, James Gibson, Nicholas Exharos
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of modifying a treatment profile in spinal decompression therapy. The method includes applying a plurality of cycles of the treatment profile and altering at least one parameter of the treatment profile in at least one of the cycles. The parameters of a treatment profile include a high tension level, a low tension level, a high tension time period, and a low tension time period. Each of the cycles includes an application of a tensile force at a high tension level for a high tension time period and an application of the tensile force at a low tension level for a low tension time period.
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A method of modifying a treatment profile in spinal decompression therapy, said method including:
- applying a plurality of cycles of said treatment profile, each of said cycles including an application of a tensile force at a high tension level for a high tension time period and an application of said tensile force at a low tension level for a low tension time period;
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- altering at least one of said high tension level, said high tension time period, said low tension level, and said low tension time period in at least one of said cycles.
A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, said instructions including:
- a spinal decompression treatment profile generating routine configured to calculate a plurality of cycles of a spinal decompression treatment profile, each of said cycles including an application of a tensile force at a high tension level for a high tension time period and an application of said tensile force at a low tension level for a low tension time period;
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- a treatment cycle adjustment routine configured to alter at least one of said high tension level, said high tension time period, said low tension level, and said low tension time period in at least one of said cycles.
A spinal decompression system for applying a treatment profile in spinal decompression therapy, said system including:
- a patient interface device capable of being employed to apply a tensile force to a spine throughout a plurality of cycles in said treatment profile, each of said cycles including an application of said tensile force at a high tension level for a high tension time period and an application of said tensile force at a low tension level for a low tension time period;
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- a control system configured to adjust said tensile force applied by said patient interface device by altering at least one of said high tension level, said high tension time period, said low tension level, and said low tension time period in at least one of said cycles.
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