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Cervical Traction in the
privacy of your home.
Cervical
Traction can be beneficial to provide neck pain relief for conditions such as:
Cervical disk degeneration, Headaches, Whiplash, Herniated Disks, Cervical Spine
Disorders, Cervical Radiculitis and Cervical Disk Synrome.
Sore joints
and muscles in the neck often feel better when a traction "pull" is used. Your
doctor should test at first to see if you can get relief with this type of treatment.
The
amount of pull that is used will depend on your condition. A gentle on/off pressure
may be better early on to help control pain or if there is pain from arthritis.
More vigorous traction can help take away pain if a joint is mildly sore or
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Traction
can be achieved in a variety of ways.
- There are
traction machines that allow you to relax comfortably with either a halter or
cushion behind your neck. The machine is set to pull on this halter or cushion
for a certain amount of time and pressure.
- Manual
traction is another way for your therapist to put a graded pull on your neck.
- There are
also devices that simulate the traction received in a doctors office, that can
be issued for you to use at home, like the Saunders Cervical Hometrac.
