Indications
Traction helps relieve pain and intra-discal pressure thereby increasing mobility of lower back region.
Traction is usually advisable in following conditions:
1. Spinal nerve root impingement:
- Herniated disc
- Ligament encroachment
- Narrowing of the inter vertebral foramen
- Osteophyte encroachment
- Spinal nerve root swelling
2. Joint hypo mobility
3. Spondylolisthesis
4. Degenerative joint disease
5. Extrinsic muscle spasm and muscle guarding
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6. Discogenic pain
7. Joint pain
8. Compression fracture
9. Lumbar disc disorders of primary origin
10. Lumbar disc disorders of secondary origin
11. Sciatica
