Patent ID: 8167907

Claim:
A therapeutic treatment table comprising: (a) a plurality of table sections for supporting the body of a patient, comprising: (i) a drop section; (ii) an extension/flexion section for supporting a portion of the body below the cervical spine, which section comprises a frame and a cushion, the frame having a pivot axis and a terminal end; (b) a rotary actuator that is adapted to repeatedly pivot the frame of the extension/flexion section about the pivot axis so as to raise the terminal end of the frame during an extension phase and to lower the terminal end of the frame during a flexion phase; (c) a controller operably connected to the rotary actuator and programmable to: store a first set of operating parameters including an operational range of motion for the extension/flexion section, wherein the operational range of motion includes an operational extension limit and an operational flexion limit, so that the rotary actuator will pivot the frame of the extension/flexion section between the operational extension limit and the operational flexion limit, and store a second set of operating parameters including a comfort zone range of motion within the operational range of motion, said comfort zone range of motion including a comfort zone extension limit and a comfort zone flexion limit; and (d) an actuation switch connected to the controller, wherein in response to activating the activation switch during a treatment session while the rotary actuator is operating according to the first set of operational parameters, the controller retrieves the second set of operating parameters and configures the operation of the rotary actuator according to the second set of operating parameters, and wherein the first and second set of operating parameters are stored before activating the activation switch.