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Originally Posted by Dubious
In terms of the orthos, the one I used to work with (and dear friend) for 23 years (God love 'em) hadn't a clue on the different units other than writing a script for a home traction unit. Your PT or equivelant therapist would know so much more about the differences in the various types of units.
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Well, like I said, my ortho has and uses one, because he has his own spine & pain issues, which is one reason I like him - he
does understand, and knows the difference. The PTs at the clinics had differing opinions, but they weren't selling them. The last PT I had (for traction) recommended the door unit primarily for cost, because most patients balk at the price (and possibly/probably insurance - I don't recall that part). Functionally, they said it was probably 50-50.
I wouldn't disagree about convenience, but having a design background, when something doesn't work right or can be improved, I tend to tinker with it until it suits me, hence the weights, but since you mentioned it, I also improved the harness....
When we started, it took both of us to get me into & out of the darned thing. After my tinkering, I can do it myself, and if I fiddled with it a bit more I could probably get it to where I could do it with one hand.
Doc