Spinal disc rehabilitation: a new technology
Goodman, C.J.
Advances in Therapy 15(3): 180-184
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0741-238X PMID: 10181873 Document Number: 496716
Low back pain and "computer neck" are frequent complaints during visits to a physician. Back and neck pain affects up to 60% of all employees at some time in their careers and is personally and financially devastating. Repetitive mechanical stress leads to disc degeneration, loss of disc height, and other abnormalities. The PT machine, which is controlled and coordinated by on-board computer and fiberoptic feedback sensors, is the first biorobotic system that alleviates intradiscal pressure and myospasm.