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Treatment tables
Gymna innovations
In the Product Manager’s own words
Adjustable treatment tables have become a natural
sight in physical therapy, and rightly so because they are
fantastic ergonomic tools that can be used practically
every day.
The technological developments for treatment
tables have made incredible
progress in recent decades.
Stronger, quieter motors, gas
springs, ingenious operating
systems, reliable components and
attractive structures are now all a given.
This is as it should be, because the first
generations of treatment tables were
'tools' which weren’t ergonomic and
were not easy to use.
According to Piet Wijnmaalen, Product
Manager, Treatment tables:
The technical progress has
been primarily focused on
the operating comfort of the
table. This is important because you
must be able to work comfortably and
efficiently with it every day. We at Gymna
have also always given this aspect a great
deal of attention. Just think back to the
first peripheral switches in the early
1990s and the lateral supports on our
Osteoflex.
When developing the operating
comfort, we have made sure to dot the
i’s and cross the t’s, but for some time
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now, we have been shifting the focus to
the core of our business: the patient. In
the end, the patient is what it’s all about:
no patient, no practice. It's as simple as
that. And the patient has clearly changed
WE HAVE BEEN SHIFTING THE
FOCUS TO THE CORE OF OUR
BUSINESS: THE PATIENT.
throughout the years too. Of course not
physiologically, but they are becoming
more articulate, making more demands
and will make choices themselves. This is
why Gymna looks for solutions that will
positively influence the patient when
choosing your practice. The cushion
heating obviously contributes to the
patient’s comfort, but it is often the
most subtle changes that will optimise
the treatment table even more. The
best invention is one that makes people
think: Wow, that’s a good idea, why didn’t
somebody think of it sooner?
We have taken an important step forward
with precisely such an apparently
obvious innovation. Treatments during
which the patient has to lie face down
are necessary but not always a pleasant
experience for the patient. In order to
relax the cervical musculature, the
