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Floating Manipulative Therapy offers clinical indications in physical therapy and rehabilitation settings. It can be used to treat back, shoulder, and neck pain before or after surgery, as well as in post-stroke rehab.
While studies of ProtecFMT show promise, research is limited on its use in a rehabilitation setting; however, studies of manual therapy, decompressive therapy, and floating therapy have strong evidence in the rehabilitation literature. Further research is needed to validate ProtecFMT as a rehabilitation tool with opportunities to explore the following areas:
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As a stationary device that does not require gait positioning, ProtecFMT may benefit patients who may be too unsteady to undergo therapy with a gait belt.
Using ProtecFMT as a bridge to more intensive therapy while securing patients and minimizing their fall risk could be a promising area of future study.
By using a proprietary pelvic stabilizer and hydraulic chair mechanism, ProtecFMT allows therapists to administer therapeutic exercises while their patients’ weight bearing forces are reduced therefore reducing risk of injury to both therapist and patient.
Research on the use of ProtecFMT in deconditioned patients, especially those with a high BMI, may potentially demonstrate benefit in reducing occupational injuries among physical therapists and injuries sustained by patients during therapy.
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