Patent ID: 8161587

Claim:
A method of providing therapy to a patient, comprising the steps of: providing a therapy table having a mat being large enough to support a patient while the patient is laying down, the therapy table also having a movable seat back, the seat back being movable from a stowed position to a working position, the seat back including a portion of the mat which supports the patient while laying down when in the stowed position, the seat back being positioned to support the patient while sitting on the therapy table when in the working position, the therapy table also having a pair of transfer bars, the transfer bars being movable from a stowed position beneath the table to a working position, the transfer bars extending above the supporting mat when in the working position, the transfer bars being positioned on both sides of the patient when the patient is seated on the therapy table using the movable seat back, the therapy table also having a knee block positioned between and supported by the transfer bars when in a working position, wherein the knee block, transfer bars and a lateral edge of the table form an enclosure which encloses the patient, the lateral edges of the table being on the lateral sides of the patient when the patient is laying down on the mat the transfer bars extending outward from the lateral edge of the table when forming the enclosure with the knee block and lateral edge of the table; positioning a patient on the therapy table mat; and moving the seat back from the stowed position to the working position; and positioning the patient in a seated position with the patient's back supported by the seat back.