Cervical traction
Cervical traction can be an invaluable aid in treating neck disorders caused by conditions such as muscle spasm, nerve root compression, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, myofascial syndrome and facet joint dysfunction. Cervical traction is used to apply a stretch to muscles, ligaments, and tissue components of the cervical spine. By promoting separation of the intervertabral joint space, cervical traction provides much needed relief.
Cervical traction is administered by various techniques ranging from supine mechanical motorized cervical traction to seated cervical traction using an over-the-door pulley support with attached weights. Duration of cervical traction can range from a few minutes to 20 to 30 min, once or twice weekly to several times per day. Anecdotal evidence suggests efficacy and safety, but there is no documentation of efficacy of cervical traction beyond short-term pain reduction. Because of a clinical impression that a simplified, inexpensive, over-the-door home cervical traction method of treatment requiring 5 min of cervical traction twice daily was efficacious for both cervical pain and radiculopathic syndromes, we undertook a retrospective study of 58 outpatients treated between 1994 and 1996. Age range was 29 to 84 (mean, 56) yr.
The cervical traction group was divided into a non-extraction group and an extraction of maxillary second molars group. Cervical traction was associated with a small distal positioning and anterior downward tipping of the maxilla during treatment.
Cervical traction
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Cervical traction can be an invaluable aid in treating neck disorders caused by conditions such as muscle spasm, nerve root compression, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, myofascial syndrome and facet joint dysfunction. Cervical traction is used to apply a stretch to muscles, ligaments, and tissue components of the cervical spine. By promoting separation of the intervertabral joint space, cervical traction provides much needed relief.
Cervical traction is administered by various techniques ranging from supine mechanical motorized cervical traction to seated cervical traction using an over-the-door pulley support with attached weights. Duration of cervical traction can range from a few minutes to 20 to 30 min, once or twice weekly to several times per day. Anecdotal evidence suggests efficacy and safety, but there is no documentation of efficacy of cervical traction beyond short-term pain reduction. Because of a clinical impression that a simplified, inexpensive, over-the-door home cervical traction method of treatment requiring 5 min of cervical traction twice daily was efficacious for both cervical pain and radiculopathic syndromes, we undertook a retrospective study of 58 outpatients treated between 1994 and 1996. Age range was 29 to 84 (mean, 56) yr.
The cervical traction group was divided into a non-extraction group and an extraction of maxillary second molars group. Cervical traction was associated with a small distal positioning and anterior downward tipping of the maxilla during treatment.
Cervical traction
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