Long-term Traction – and Bed Rest Went Away 30 Years Ago
One thing’s for sure – the clinical research is made up of poor studies. None show any valid benefits to use of machines for traction. (Check the Cochrane Collaboration on this question – http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews )
With 25 studies worth including, the Cochrane review covered a total of 2206 LBP patients.
Results? “Not more effective than placebo, sham treatment or other treatments.” And “moderate evidence that continuous or intermittent traction is not more effective than other treatments.”
Is Intermittent Traction – and the DRX9000 – a Chiropractic Money-Machine?
- No clinical evidence supports continuous or intermittent lumbar traction
- $100.00 – $200.00 per treatment for 24 treatments?
- 7 of 25 studies revealed a history of side-effects including nerve injury.
Not Good.
In Summary: No traction treatments for me. There is better treatment with faster-relief available. “10X” treatment – clinically-tested non-surgical treatment – “pattern-recognition” approach that’s over 10 times as effective as the “conventional medical approach.”
And Fast-relief within an hour is available with “targeted-delivery” using topical pain medication.
