Chiropractic therapy

On 20th July 1995, patient was treated by an American trained chiropractor in Kuala Lumpur. He was subjected to various forms of manipulation of his neck, each session lasting about half an hour. During the therapy, his neck was pulled backwards and finger pressure was applied to the back of his head. During all these procedures, patient felt very painful.

Altogether, patient attended 3 such sessions, the last two were on 22th and 25th July. After every session, patient had relief but it lasted for about 1 hour only. His session normally finished at 1:20pm. By about 4pm, his pain would return. At 6:10pm, he would feel terrible pain at his neck, even though not moving, while sitting in his plane seat on his one hour flight back to his home town.

Electrical wave therapy

Electrodes were first attached to the patient's head, neck and right arm. An electrical current was then passed into these parts of his body lasting a total of 10 minutes. The intensity was gradually increased until his head and arm were jerking involuntarily. The administrator, a doctor, controlled all these adjustments via a packet sized control box which was connected to the electrodes by means of wires.

After he finished his treatment at about 4:30pm, he felt no pain at his neck. However, by about 6:10 p.m., his pain returned, lasting a total of 1hr 40 minutes.

The patient was told to apply a special kind of eye drop to relieve his neck pain. He tried but didn't used it again because the medication hurt his eyes. He also did not go back again for a second therapy session.

RESULT AFTER 1ST SONOTRON THERAPY SESSION ON JULY 28, 1995.

Before therapy, patient reported a pain score of 5 out of 10 at his neck, without movement. After therapy, patient's pain score dropped to 3 out of 10.

Patient also reported a higher pain score of 7 - 8 out of 10 when turning his head, before the start of therapy. After the treatment, patient's pain score dropped to 2 - 3 out of 10.

RESULT AFTER 2ND SONOTRON THERAPY SESSION ON JULY 29, 1995.

Before therapy, patient reported a pain score of 0 - 1 out of 10 without moving head.

When patient flexed head to intentionally bring out pain at his neck, patient found he could produce pain score of 5 - 6 out of 10.

After treatment, patient reported a pain score of 0 - 1.

RESULT AFTER 3RD THERAPY SESSION ON JULY 30, 1995.

Before therapy, patient reported a pain score of 7 - 8 out of 10 without movement of head and 8 - 9 out of 10 when moving head. After therapy, pain score dropped to 0 - 1 out of 10 when moving head.

RESULT AFTER 4TH THERAPY SESSION ON JULY 31, 1995.

Patient woke up at 8:30am and realized he had no more pain when turning his head on his pillow. For the 1st time, he could get up with no pain. He had been having this type of pain in the mornings of the past 3 years.

He sat up for 1/2 hr and could move his head with no pain. He then observed that he also didn't get any pain when shaving, the feeling of which he always had before.

Prior to the start of the 4th therapy session, and when he intentionally tried to get pain out of his neck by forcefully doing it, he could get a pain of score of only 1 - 2 out of 10. After treatment, he felt even better and had no pain when doing the same forceful movement.

RESULT AFTER 5TH THERAPY SESSION ON AUGUST 1, 1995.

Before the start of therapy, patient reported a score of only 1 - 2 out of 10 without moving head and 5 - 6 out of 10 with strong movement of head.

After therapy, no pain was registered without movement and pain score was registered at 1 - 2 out of 10 when moving head.

Physiotherapist with Chronic Knee Pain

The patient, a 51 year old Physiotherapist, had pain in her left knee for 1 year. Had undergone physiotherapy treatment with Short Wave, Ultra-sound and Interferential, on and off, for 5 months. Was also on medication (Tilcotil - one tablet daily). She observed no improvement in her condition. She decided to stop the medication 3 months prior to the start of Sonotron Therapy.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY PATIENT:

Prior to the start of Sonotron therapy, patient complained of pain in her left knee whenever she bent her leg or squatted. She also felt the pain when sitting cross-legged. She could not pray in that position at all. She reported a pain score of 7 out of 10 when bending her legs. Her pain score rose to 9 out of 10 when she forced herself to sit cross-legged. She also observed that her left knee was slightly swollen on one side.

RESULT AFTER 1ST THERAPY SESSION ON MAY 16, 1995.

Before the Sonotron treatment, she was asked to locate by herself, the most painful spot in her knee. She located it by bending her left knee, at which time, she reported a pain score of 7 out of 10 and a pain score of 9 out of 10 when she tried to sit with her legs crossed.

Immediately after the treatment, she felt no more pain. She reported a pain score of 0 out of 10 on bending. When she sat with legs crossed, she only experienced a pain score of 3 out of 10.


RESULT AFTER 2ND THERAPY SESSION ON MAY 17, 1995.

In the morning of the 2nd therapy session, she only felt a bit of pain when sitting cross legged on the floor while praying. She reported her pain score to be around 2 out of 10 at her L-knee. But she didn't feel any pain on bending. It had disappeared. She also observed that the slight swelling on one side of her knee had also disappeared. When she sat cross legged, she experienced a pain score of only 2 out of 10.

Immediately after treatment, she registered an improvement in her pain, at a score of 1 out of 10, when she sat cross legged .


RESULT AFTER 3RD THERAPY SESSION ON MAY 18, 1995.

In the morning of the 3rd therapy session, when she had to sit cross legged during prayer time, she reported a pain score of around 1 out of 10 at her L-knee and her pain on bending did not return even on that day.

After therapy, she reported no pain at all when sitting cross legged on the floor. She commented that she felt much better and her comment about the treatment was "excellent".


RESULT ON MAY 19, 1995.

She reported that she had totally no pain when sitting cross legged on the floor as well as when bending her knees.

Although she was advised to continue with one or two more sessions to get a better overall treatment, she felt it was no longer necessary. Therefore, no treatment was administered to her on that day.


RESULT ON MAY 20, 1995.

The patient felt the same pain-free condition on this day. No treatment was given to her as she felt it was again not necessary.

GENERAL COMMENT

1. Pain score was measured by patient, using his best judgment.

2. Pain Score 0  - No pain
Pain Score 10 - Excruciating pain

3. Operator of device was always the same person.

4. Interactive communication was always encouraged between patient and operator of  device in order to gauge the degree of improvement in patient's problem as treatment  progressed. Treatment ended when patient felt comfortable enough or when pain disappeared.