|
Ages treated to date with the BioFlex System = 7-91 yrs
Mean age of patient treated = 52.5
Gender distribution of patients = 59.4 % male
= 40.6 % female
A. Conditions Treated
Contidtions Treated |
# of cases
|
% of total cases
|
avg # of
treatments
|
% of
improvements
|
| Degenerative Conditions |
108
|
38.3
|
11.5
|
87.6
|
| Sports Injuries |
89
|
31.4
|
7.8
|
96
|
| Trauma |
48
|
14.8
|
8.9
|
93
|
| Repetetive Motion Injuries |
35
|
12.3
|
10.7
|
88.7
|
| Other |
6
|
3.2
|
11.1
|
91.1
|
| Totals |
286
|
100
|
9.7
|
91.1
|
* significant improvement/cure rate
= 91.1 % reduction in pain
** overall average number of treatments
= 9.7
B. Degree of Improvement
Percent (%) Improvement
|
# of cases
in study
|
% of total
cases
|
| 0-5 |
0
|
0
|
| 6-25 |
4
|
1.4
|
| 26-50 |
6
|
2.1
|
| 51-75 |
37
|
12.9
|
| 76-100 |
239
|
83.6
|
| Totals |
286
|
100
|
* over 80% of patients
pain was decreased by 76-100%
C. Distribution of Conditions Treated
by Body Part
BACKS
|
AVERAGE
IMPROVEMENT
89.5%
|
| Degenerative Osteoarthritis |
65
|
| Myofascitis |
17.9
|
| Trauma |
10.1
|
| Facet Joint Syndrome |
4.5
|
| Herniated Disc |
2.5
|
| Totals |
100%
|
KNEES
|
AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
91.1%
|
| Degenerative Osteoarthritis |
54.8
|
| Ligamentous Injuries |
33.3
|
| Osteomalacia Patella |
2.4
|
| Osgoode-Schlatter Disease |
2.4
|
| Other |
7.1
|
| Totals |
100%
|
SHOULDERS
|
AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
88.5%
|
| Rotator Cuff Injury |
87.8
|
| Degenerative Osteoarthritis |
6.1
|
| Ligamentous Injuries |
6.1
|
| Totals |
100%
|
ELBOWS
|
AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
99.2%
|
| Epicondylitis |
92
|
| Bursitis |
4
|
| Tendinitis |
4
|
| Totals |
100%
|
HIPS
|
AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT
71.25%
|
| Degenerative Osteoarthritis |
83.4
|
| Ligamentous Injuries |
16.6
|
| Totals |
100%
|
|
