Anatomical Positioning
(Med Terms)
(Med Terms)
Laying face down with back towards the sky. (Most commonly used during laser and sanexas Txs)
What is Prone.
How long a Pt needs to wait after laser to apply ice to the lasered areas.
What is 8 hours.
The amount of cycles in a typical Pt's spinal decompression procedure.
What is 12 cycles.
A table Pt can be scheduled in either of these columns on Platinum for their Sanexas Tx.
What are columns 4 and 5.
What a patient should do when they are feeling sore and for how long they should do it at a time (maximum).
Hint: We have so many of these packs in the office.
What is ice for 20 minutes maximum at a time.
When a part of the body is FURTHEST away from the middle. Breaks down to "around the middle." Our hands and feet are our _________ extremities.
Hint: _________ Neuropathy
What is Peripheral.
The main benefit of cold laser therapy. The action that the laser in performing to the patient's body.
What is increasing blood flow to reduce inflammation.
The metric at which we pull typical patients for lumbar DRX AND cervical DRX. The percentage of their body weight we pull them with for both treatments.
What is 35% for lumbar and 10% for cervical.
List 2 potential benefits of Sanexas NeoGen therapy. Why we recommend this to our pts.
What is retraining the neuromuscular pathway, improving circulation, reducing pain, reducing muscle spasms, etc.
How much water a pt should be drinking a day once they start Tx.
What is eight 8 ounce glasses a day (64 oz).
What is Supine.
2 contraindications for cold laser therapy.
There are multiple correct answers.
Pregnancy, cancer, pacemakers, etc.
2 contraindication of spinal decompression therapy.
There are multiple acceptable answers.
What is pregnancy, spinal fractures, fusion at the targeted region, etc.
True or false. If a patient wants the most benefit from their Sanexas Tx, then they need to have the girls turn the stimulation to maximum. More bang for your buck.
What is FALSE. Turning up the electrostim too high can cause more residual pain after Tx.
A pt is expected to do this with their exercise routine when they start their Tx. This can be reassessed at their midpoint.
What is stop strenuous exercise and do not lift over 10 lbs.
The posterior area of the body that relates to the back. When a patient has midback pain, we use the _________ arthritis setting on the older M6 lasers.
Hint: Sharks and dolphins have a _________ fin on their backs.
3 conditions that cold laser therapy could benefit.
There are multiple acceptable answers.
What is osteoarthritis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, neuropathy, stenosis pain, etc.
3 conditions that DRX9000 spinal decompression could benefit.
What are herniated (bulging) discs, DDD (desiccated disc disease), stenosis, etc.
3 contraindications for Sanexas NeoGen electrostim.
There are multiple acceptable answers.
What is a pacemaker, disturbances in cardiac rhythm, taking bloodthinners, etc.
Name 3 of the worst activities for spinal injuries - especially herniated (bulging) and desiccated (compressed) discs.
There are many acceptable answers.
What is horseback riding, golfing, skiing, playing football, MVAs, etc.
Laying on either the left or right side with legs together. Pt will usually put their arm under their head to support it in this position.
What is Lateral Recumbent.
The laser stimulates this part of cells to "turn on the facet" for blood flow and energy production (ATP). The mechanism of action of the laser works here.
What are the mitochondrial beds of cells.
The reason why SOME patients feel some pressure when they come back up off of the DRX table.
The energy or rather the unit of energy used during Sanexas electrostimulation.
What Dr. Leone always tells patients that want to start exercising again. What they should be sure to do if they want to try exercising.
What is "listen to your body"
Will also accept "motion is like lotion to the body"