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spinal traction
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what is 'spinal traction'?
Definition for Spinal Traction
Spinal Traction is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: herniated disk, radiculopathy and spinal stenosis.
related diagnosis for 'spinal traction'
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diagnosis
herniated disk
bulging out of central portion of disk in vertebral column
Spinal Traction and herniated disk
radiculopathy
pain due to pinched nerve
Spinal Traction and radiculopathy
spinal stenosis
compression of nerve roots due to narrowed spinal canal
Spinal Traction and spinal stenosis
spondylosis
degenerative changes in spinal vertebrae
Spinal Traction and spondylosis
spinal cord trauma
injury to spinal cord
Spinal Traction and spinal cord trauma
related procedure for 'spinal traction'/associated diagnoses
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traction
Spinal Traction and traction
CT Spine
Spinal Traction and CT Spine
CT scan
Spinal Traction and CT scan
Cervical Spine fusion
Spinal Traction and Cervical Spine fusion
Cervical radiography
Spinal Traction and Cervical radiography
Fusion of Lower Spine
Spinal Traction and Fusion of Lower Spine
Injection of Steroid Into Spinal Canal
Spinal Traction and Injection of Steroid Into Spinal Canal
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Spine
Spinal Traction and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Spine
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Arthritis Physical and Occupational Therapy
Spinal Traction and Physical and Occupational Therapy
Spinal Cord decompression
Spinal Traction and Spinal Cord decompression
Spinal Decompression and fusion
Spinal Traction and Spinal Decompression and fusion
Spinal fusion
Spinal Traction and Spinal fusion
Steroid injections
Spinal Traction and Steroid injections
X-ray spine
Spinal Traction and X-ray spine
X-rays
Spinal Traction and X-rays
cervical decompression
Spinal Traction and cervical decompression
spinal surgery
Spinal Traction and spinal surgery
surgical decompression
Spinal Traction and surgical decompression
CT Myelogram
Spinal Traction and CT Myelogram
intermittent neck traction
Spinal Traction and intermittent neck traction
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ibuprofen(motrin)
Spinal Traction and ibuprofen(motrin)
methylprednisolone(medrol)
Spinal Traction and methylprednisolone(medrol)
cyclobenzaprine
Spinal Traction and cyclobenzaprine
ibuprofen
Spinal Traction and ibuprofen
naproxen
Spinal Traction and naproxen
dexamethasone(decadron)
Spinal Traction and dexamethasone(decadron)
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Traction for Lower Back and Neck Pain - What is Spinal Traction?
Here is a short description of spinal traction and its use in the treatment of ... Traction is sometimes given to people with spinal stenosis, as it helps to make ...
http://backandneck.about.com/od/painmanagement/f/traction.htm
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Spinal cord trauma
Spinal cord trauma is damage to the spinal cord that results from direct injury to the cord itself, or from indirect ... Spinal traction may reduce ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001066trt.htm
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Traction (orthopedics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In orthopedic medicine, traction refers to the set of ... Bryant's traction is mainly used in young children who have ... on nerves, especially spinal. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_(orthopedics)
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Spinal Cord Injury: Treatments and Rehabilitation Causes, Symptoms ...
Read about spinal cord injury treatments and rehabilitation including ... use rudimentary forms of traction to treat spinal fractures without paralysis. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/spinal_cord_injury_treatments_and...
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Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research: National Institute of ...
How Does Rehabilitation Help People Recover From Spinal Cord Injuries? ... use rudimentary forms of traction to treat spinal fractures without paralysis. ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/detail_sci.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Spinal cord trauma
A minor injury can cause spinal cord trauma if the spine is weakened (such as ... Spinal traction may reduce dislocation and/or may be used to immobilize the spine. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001066.htm
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Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy: does the scientific ...
... incarnation of traction therapy is non-surgical spinal decompression therapy ... literature review of spinal decompression via motorized traction for chronic low ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1887522
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Paralysis as a result of traction for the treatment of scoliosis: a ...
... as a result of forceful traction of the spinal column to treat scoliosis ... traction method of treatment was used in the 1970s.Spinal Cord advance online ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19350041
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Low Back Pain-Treatment Overview
Information on treatments for low back pain. ... Facet joint injections and spinal traction are not considered to be safe and ...
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/tc/low-back-pain-treatment-overview?page=3
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Questions and Answers About Spinal Stenosis
What Are the Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Spinal Stenosis? ... They may also employ traction, a pulling force, to help increase space between ...
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Spinal_Stenosis/default.asp
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Spinal cord trauma
A minor injury can cause spinal cord trauma if the spine is weakened (such as ... Spinal traction may reduce dislocation and/or may be used to immobilize the spine. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Spinal-cord-trauma.htm
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Comparison of effectiveness of Halo-femoral traction after anterior ...
... traction, and second stage posterior spinal fusion were recruited for this retrospective study. ... traction could be one option to provide better ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2217533
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Inversion Therapy - Ultra-Challenging Activities for the Inversion Table
Inversion Therapy for Back Pain Relief ... 2. Nosse, L.: Inverted Spinal Traction. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 59: 367-370, Aug 78. ...
http://healing.about.com/od/inversion/a/backtherapy_2.htm
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Chiropractic Visit - See a Chiropractor Session Video - About.com
... the office of a chiropractor? See a standard chiropractic consultation as well as various treatments, such as spinal ... controlled traction, or stretching, ...
http://video.about.com/altmedicine/See-a-Chiropractor-Visit-.htm
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Pain Management and Chronic Back Pain - How Pain Management Can Help ...
Often pain management is the way to go, rather than curing the problem. ... Here is a short description of spinal traction and its use in the treatment of ...
http://backandneck.about.com/od/painmanagement/Pain_Managmen...
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Disc decompression traction procedure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Disc Decompression Traction Procedures are used by healthcare professionals ... Spinal disc herniation is treated in a variety of ways, from exercise therapy or ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_Decompression_Traction_Procedure
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Traction
Traction uses weights and pulleys to put tension on a displaced bone or joint, ... Traction is also used to keep a group of muscles (such as the lower spinal ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002336.htm
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Harrison DE, Cailliet R, Harrison DD, Janik TJ, Holland B.
447-53 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new 3-point bending type of cervical traction. ... physiology Spinal Diseases physiopathology rehabilitation Traction 2002 4 5 10 0 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11932844?ordinalpos=35&it...
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Facet Arthropathy - Fast Facts about Facet Arthropathy
Facet arthropathy is caused by facet joints becoming arthritic and painful. ... traction. strengthening and aerobic exercise. water therapy. spinal manipulation ...
http://arthritis.about.com/od/spine/p/facet_joints.htm
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Low back pain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with spinal manipulation and mobilization" ... A systematic review of systematic reviews of spinal manipulation" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_back_pain
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Spinal Cord Injury?Past, Present, and Future
Spinal traction was described both in the Edwin Smith papyrus and later by ... A spinal skeletal traction fixation device. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1968;50a:1400?1409. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2031949
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Spinal surgery - lumbar
Traction. More Features. Printer-friendly version. Spinal surgery - lumbar. Definition ... Lumbar spinal surgery is done while you are under general anesthesia ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Spinal-surgery-lumbar.htm
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A new 3-point bending traction method for restoring cervical lordosis ...
Traction group radiographic measurements showed statistically significant ... Spinal Diseases/physiopathology. Spinal Diseases/rehabilitation* Traction ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11932844?ordinalpos=69&it...
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Black History Month - Black History Inventors
Black inventors - hundreds of inventions listed in this African ... 4,881,528, 11/21/1989, Spinal traction and support unit used while seated. Howard L Scott ...
http://inventors.about.com/od/blackinventors/a/black_historyS.htm
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NASD: AgDARE: Spinal Cord Injury - Student Reference Sheet
Spinal cord injuries are some of the most severe injuries in the agricultural ... result from slipping because of poor traction or not wearing suitable shoes when ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000101-d000200/d000153/spinal9.html
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Is anterior release effective to increase flexibility in idiopathic ...
... only slightly increased spinal flexibility as assessed by traction films. ... release on spinal flexibility by comparing the traction radiographs pre- and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2229813
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Inversion Therapy - Hanging Upside Down to Relieve Pain
Inversion therapy has been used to relieve back pain as early as 400 BC ... yet highly therapeutic way of naturally creating a mild form of spinal traction. ...
http://healing.about.com/od/inversion/Inversion_Therapy.htm
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Low Back Pain Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
The centerpiece is the spinal column, which not only supports the upper body's ... Traction is not recommended for treating acute low back symptoms. ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm
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Spinal Decompression Therapy: Is It Right for You?
WebMD explains both surgical and nonsurgical spinal decompression. ... Nonsurgical spinal decompression is a type of motorized traction that may help ...
http://www.webmd.com/brain/spinal-decompression-therapy-surgical-nonsurgical
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Back & Neck Pain, - FAQs
An index of FAQs for the Back & Neck Pain guide site. ... What is Spinal Traction? What Happens in a Drug Pump Trial? What is Neuropathic Pain? ...
http://backandneck.about.com/od/painmanagement/f/?once=true&
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Traction
Traction is also used to keep a group of muscles (such as the lower spinal ... As a treatment, traction will involve a certain amount of tension to pull the ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Traction.htm
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Degenerative Disc Disease - Wikipedia
User-created article on degenerative disc disease, a common disorder of the lower spine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease
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Staged surgical treatment for severe and rigid scoliosis
... traction as first stage surgery and posterior instrumentation and spinal fusion as second stage. ... and the spinal cord has poor tolerance to the traction. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2481248
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Cervical Spondylosis - MedlinePlus
Loss of control over the bladder or bowels (if spinal cord is compressed) ... may need hospitalization with complete bedrest and traction for 1 or 2 weeks. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000436.htm
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Physical Modalities
The Physical Medicine and Board Review Book will appeal to medical students, ... Infectious process Congenital spinal deformity Cervical spine traction ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?indexed=google&rid...
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Investigation of brachial plexus traction lesions by peripheral and ...
... brachial plexus traction lesions by peripheral and spinal somatosensory evoked potentials. ... Spinal evoked response: peripheral nerve stimulation in man. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=490175
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Inversion therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traction ... that traction is needed to allow the possible space between spinal discs to ... Proponents advocate that traction can be a tool to restore proper ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_therapy
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The Diagnosis & Treatment of Back Pain
Get the basics on diagnosis and treatment of back pain from ... drug therapy with spinal manipulation or traction, followed by physical therapy and exercise. ...
http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/guide/understanding-back-pain-treatment?page=2
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Information on Spinal Cord Injuries and Spine Traumas at MedicineNet.com
Learn about spinal cord injury and back trauma including treatment options ... Next the patient may be placed in traction or a halo device around the head to ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/spinal_cord_injury/page4.htm
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Handout on Health Back Pain
Spinal Stenosis. Sprains and Strains. Ankylosing Spondylitis (information package) ... The rationale behind traction is to pull the vertebrae apart to allow a bulging ...
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Back_Pain/default.asp
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Cervical Fractures - Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck Fracture
Cervical Fractures - cause and treatment ... may require traction, or surgical repair or a spinal fusion. [ See: Image Series for spinal fusion surgery. ...
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/neck/a/neck5.htm
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Spina Bifida - Wikipedia
Information about spina bifida, which is a bith defect caused by an incomplete closure of one or more vertebral arches of the spine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spina_bifida
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Intraspinal dural distraction inciting spinal radiculopathy: cranial to ...
... receiving therapeutic, intermittent cervical traction for a primary complaint of ... Cranial-to-caudal traction of the intraspinal pia with cervical spine ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15668563
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The use of traction in the treatment of severe spinal deformity.
Thirty were treated with traction and 23 were treated without traction. ... The traction group had a statistically significant increase in average hospital ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827696
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Hemiparesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1.1 Case 1: Knife wound to the spinal cord. 1.2 Case 2: Diving accident ... Traction was placed, and later and extensive anterior-posterior fusion was ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiparesis
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Fractured odontoid: the management of delayed neurological symptoms.
... spontaneously or by traction alone, and 12 required ... Spinal Fractures/diagnosis. Spinal Fractures/surgery* Spinal Fusion* Traction. Treatment Outcome ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8747949
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Adolescent scar contracture scoliosis caused by back scalding during ...
Due to the traction of the contractured scar tissues, the spine is convex toward ... [3] suggested that halo-femoral traction before posterior spinal fusion could ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2078316
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Back & Neck Pain - FAQs
An index of FAQs for the Back & Neck Pain guide site. ... What is Spinal Traction? What is Sciatica? Is it Safe to Exercise with Back Pain or a Sore Back? ...
http://backandneck.about.com/cs/f_2.htm
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A systematic review of reviews on the effectiveness of treatments for ...
... and behavioral therapy, and back schools; spinal manipulation ... Manipulation, Spinal. Massage. Physical Therapy Modalities. Schools. Traction. economics ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102276161.html
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Low Back Pain - Treatment Overview - Yahoo! Health
A wide range of treatment is available for low back pain, depending on what is ... Traction was thought to stretch the spine and reduce pressure on the spinal discs. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/back-treatment/low-back-pain-treatme...
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