Spinal Traction

Working in an orthopedic physiotherapy clinic we frequently see patients come in with neck and low back pain. Sometimes this pain is not only localized centrally in the neck or back, but can refer peripherally into the arm and hands or legs and feet. Also, weakness in an extremity related to the neck or back can be present. This is when we should also consider any spinal nerve root and peripheral nerve irritation or compression associated with a potential spinal disc injury or joint dysfunction. One very effective treatment when carefully selected for by your physiotherapist is spinal traction.