Support mechanism for treatment device

An adjustable support mechanism for supporting a treatment device having a treatment head for locating said head at a desired position of a person's body, said support mechanism comprising an extendable boom pivotally secured at an attachment end to an adjustable pivoting housing securable to a stationary object, said pivoting housing permitting vertical and horizontal angular displacement of said boom and having adjustable pressure biasing means acting on said boom to displace same vertically on a pivot connection to thereby apply a vertical moment on said treatment device, an articulated connecting joint having a connecting arm secured to a support bracket to which said treatment device is removably secured, said connecting joint interconnecting said treatment device to a free end of said boom said connecting joint having a disconnectible brake means to position said treatment device at a desired angle relative to said free end of said boom, a handle connected to said support bracket to position said treatment head to said desired position, and means to disconnect and reconnect said brake means to adjust the angular position of said treatment device relative to said boom free end, said means to disconnect and reconnect said brake means is a pivoting lever secured to said handle said pivoting lever applies a pulling force on a spring biased brake clamp, said brake clamp being held in a lower section of a two-section ball joint housing, said connecting arm being connected to said lower section of said two-section ball joint housing so that said connecting arm and support bracket and device may be connected at a desired angle relative to said boom free end.