Traction therapy

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Indications for traction therapy:

• nerve root compression
• neck pain
• shoulder tension
• lower back pain
• pelvic pressure
• muscle cramps

Contraindications for traction therapy:

• various eye diseases
• cardiovascular diseases
• hypertension or recent surgery
• recent unhealed bone fractures
• artificial hip joints or other surgically inserted orthopedic implants
• undergoing special treatment or taking medicines
• abdominal or inguinal hernia
• tendency to bleeding
• fever
• common cold
• severe headache or ear ache

Treatments with the use of a traction table are not advisable right after a meal.

Traction therapy is mostly prescribed in a series of 8 to 10 treatments. A treatment lasts 10 minutes.