TRITON DTS

Description of Event or Problem

CHATTANOOGA GROUP TRITON DTS TRACTION MACHINE. TRITON DTS ADVERSE EVENT REPORT: DUE TO BACK INJURIES FROM A VEHICLE COLLISION IN (B) (6) 2009, I WAS RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST HAD A BRAND-NEW TRACTION MACHINE, THE TRITON DTS. SHE STATED THIS WOULD TREAT PROBLEMS IN THE SPINE. SHE APPLIED TREATMENT ON MY LUMBAR SPINE AND PELVIS. AFTER THE FIRST SESSION, IN WHICH SHE APPLIED WEIGHT ON MY SPINE BY PULLING IT VIA MACHINE, I COULDN'T WALK NORMAL. SHE PROCEEDED WITH EXERCISES. THE NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED MORE PAIN. IN THE SECOND SESSION, WHICH WAS 2 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST SESSION, SHE DID THE SAME TREATMENT. BY EVENING, I HAD EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN MY LOWER SPINE, RADIATING TO MY LEGS, AND I COULD BARELY WALK. MY PELVIC AREA AND MY LOWER SPINE FELT LIKE THEY HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY STRAINED. I TOLD THE THERAPIST ABOUT IT. SHE SAID IT WAS DUE TO MY PRE-EXISTING SYMPTOMS. I, HOWEVER, FEEL IT WAS DUE TO TRACTION. I ASKED HER HOW MUCH WEIGHT SHE HAD APPLIED. SHE STATED IT WAS "ONLY" 35 POUNDS IN BOTH SESSIONS. I HAVE STILL PAIN. I STOPPED THE TRACTION THERAPY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU IF ANY OTHER PATIENT-S- HAVE FILED A REPORT OR COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION REGARDING ADVERSE EVENTS WITH TRITON DTS TRACTION MACHINES. ALSO, MAY I ASK YOU TO PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT THE CORRECT SETTING IS WHEN THE PATIENT HAS PAIN FROM THE FIRST TREATMENT? AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE THERAPIST STARTED ME WITH 35 POUNDS, AND IN THE SECOND SESSION, SHE APPLIED THE SAME WEIGHT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE STARTING SETTING SHOULD BE, AND HOW MUCH WEIGHT SHOULD BE APPLIED, FOR WHAT CONDITION, AND FOR HOW LONG? THE THERAPIST EXPLAINED NOTHING TO ME, THEREFORE, I HAVE NO INFORMATION AT HAND. TRITON DTS; TREATMENT DATES: (B) (6) AND (B) (6), 2010. DATES OF USE: (B) (6) 2010. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: UNKNOWN TO PATIENT. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED:: YES.