When Does Neck Traction Help Neck Pain?

If you have been diagnosed with a disc problem, stenosis, or nerve impingement, your doctor may prescribe or recommend neck traction.

There are a few ways to do this traction and a couple different devices to do it. If you see a chiropractor or therapist he/she may do what is called "manual traction". That is literally where he/she pulls on your head, manually stretching you. There may also be a traction table at their office; the doctor or therapist puts you on and harnesses you for tractioning the neck. Then there are home devices you can use on your own. Read more here:

True Neck Traction

Additional Reading Resources:

• How Neck Traction Helps nerve impingement
• Severe Neck Pain From a Herniated Disc? What Are Your Treatment Options?
• Neck Traction: Traction Devices that Really Work
• Herniated Disc in The Neck
• Do You have a Military Neck? Aka Straight Spine?

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