Treatment:
The treatment protocol used to manage K.B.’s discomfort and muscle tension related to her TOS during her RSNC appointments is: massage of the posterior thoracic and cervical area, sliding cupping along paraspinal muscles and over trapezius muscles, passive stretching of pectoralis muscles, scapular winging, 1st rib adjustment on right, cervical adjustment as needed, and cervical traction.
K.B. comes in for the treatment protocol with a frequency once every 2-3 weeks as her schedule allows.
Cost of Treatment:
It has been discussed with K.B. the benefit for expanding her circle of care practitioners aiding her in improving her TOS symptoms. K.B. could benefit from seeing a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, osteopath, and massage therapist. However, time and funds are an issue. K.B. does see a massage therapist a few times a year. K.B. has verbalized that she has chosen to focus her treatment for her TOS at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic because she always gets relief from her pain and TOS symptoms, knows what to expect, and the …show more content…
While the supervisor, intern and patient have all expressed no major concerns regarding the possibility of a future event provided the patient has had adequate nourishment prior to the visit, K.B. is content with the benefits of the treatment that she currentently receives regularly. K.B. prefers massage, sliding cupping, scapular winging, first rib and cervical manipulation. These are the treatments that she finds the most consistent relief from. Acupuncture requires a significant amount of the appointment time, for K.B. the greatest benefit and relief from subluxation and tension is made with the other described