GammaSwing - The Device
Based on the ancient principle of extension therapy Dr. F. Gundolf in cooperation with engineer H.G., Kufstein/Austria and associate professor Dr. Erich Mur from Innsbruck University developed an innovative modification of the well tried treatment. Extension effects are combined in an optimal and individually adaptable way with a swinging movement.
During the course of the treatment the patient is gradually pulled up, held by specially upholstered slings, which are fixed on the lower leg.
Three main positions can be distinguished:
- Pool withdrawal
- Fuselage withdrawal with shoulder contact to the document
- Free slope situation
The therapeutic vacillation can be deployed in each inclined position with a frequency from up to 100 swings per minute.
Trough the elastic suspension of the patient a soft extension of muscles and ligaments, a gentle separation of joint surfaces of the small vertebra joints as well as a decompression in the area of the intervertebral discs takes place. In all, through GammaSwing a sort of “opposite trampoline effect" is achieved which can have a very positive effect on the symptoms of numerous spinal column afflictions.
The treatment is effected through the weight of the patient and is in most cases carried out three times per week. Ahead of beginning of the treatment an in depth medical check is mandatory.
Plenty of effectual treatments have documented the great success of GS with a lot of diseases of the spinal column. This medical innovation proves to be a very helpful addition in the spectrum of therapeutic means.