Patients receive an
average of 20-25 treatments by a trained technician – one treatment a
day for a minimum of five days per week. Each session lasts
approximately 45 minutes. The number of treatments needed will vary by
patient depending on how severe the condition is and how the patient
responds to treatment. Once the initial sessions are complete, patients
should continue to receive one session per week for four weeks. Some
patients may be able to receive treatments twice a day, but they should
be scheduled as far apart as possible.
Patients
whose back pain includes inflammation may be prescribed non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory agents or other medications. Patients who have
tumors, bone fractures or osteoporosis are not candidates for this
treatment.
VAX-D clinics have
successfully operated for more than ten years in the United States, as
well as in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Australia. More than 3,000
patients each day receive VAX-D therapy in the United States, with
studies reporting levels of successful treatment in the range of 70%.