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What is Traction Therapy?

Passive procedure in which mechanical power develops centrifugal tension in the backbone axis or in extremity axis. Pulling force affects mainly soft tissue of the locomotory apparatus. Traction tension can be started manually by another person or mechanically.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Generalized muscle aches 3 0
Osteoarthritis (OA) 2 0
Degenerative disc disease (cervical) 2 0
Other 1 0
Pain 1 0
Herniated disks in lower back, L4 and L5 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Schedules

  5 min monthly 3 other weekly 15 min weekly 30 min weekly 12 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Traction Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 2   Expense: 40%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Traction Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Going to Traction Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Traction Therapy

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Traction Therapy

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Traction Therapy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 27, 2012.