Neck Pain Due To Arthritis

History:

The patient, a 55 year old man, had been suffering from neck pain for 1 1/2 months. His doctor told him that it was due to arthritis in his neck. He was put on muscle relaxation drugs from 18/5/95 and had been undergoing physiotherapy treatment with Short Wave from 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21/5/95.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY PATIENT:

Prior to the Sonotron therapy, the patient complained of pain whenever he looked downwards and side ways. He was still having the same pain even though he had completed the 3rd.session of physiotherapy treatment (on 19/5/95) i.e. with Short Wave and Interferential therapies. He was asked by the head physiotherapist to try the Sonotron Therapy.


RESULT AFTER 1ST THERAPY SESSION ON MAY 19, 1995.

Before the Sonotron treatment, he was asked to locate by himself the most painful spot in his neck. He located it by turning his head to the left and right as well as looking downwards when he felt pain on both sides of his neck at a score of 5/6 out of 10 but more seriously at the right-side. He had just finished his treatment with Short wave and complained that the pain was still there.

Immediately after the Sonotron treatment, he registered an increase in the range of motion of his neck. He was able to turn comfortably. He reported a pain score of only 1 out of 10 when he turned his head both ways as well as looking downwards.

RESULT AFTER 2ND THERAPY SESSION ON MAY 19, 1995.

Prior to treatment, he felt a lower pain score in his neck. He registered a pain score of 2 to 3 out of 10 after the treatment. He was able to look downwards and to turn his neck towards both sides, more comfortably as compared to the day before.

Immediately after the treatment, he reported a pain score of only 0.5 - 1 out of 10 when he looked downwards and towards his left and right. He evaluated the treatment to be "excellent" and even commented that it was much better than the Short Wave treatment as the Sonotron Therapy provided him with a faster and more complete removal of pain.

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.