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What is Cervical Traction?

Cervical traction products relieve stress and discomfort in neck and shoulder muscles for home or clinic use. Various brands are available including Hometrac Cervical Traction Unit, Pronex Cervical Traction, Neckpro Cervical Traction System, Overdoor Cervical Traction, Pneumatic Cervical Traction.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
cervical decompression 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Cervical disk degeneration 1 0
Osteoarthritis (OA) 1 0
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) 1 0

See all 10 patients currently using Cervical Traction

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Expense 1   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using Cervical Traction

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Cervical Traction

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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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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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 Cervical Traction

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cervical Traction

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cervical Traction

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.