500 Section - Disc Herniation traction traction therapy postneck pain traction therapy traction therapy

Objectives : ‘Disc Herniation traction®’ is developed to perform the role of expanding the interspinal space by traction around the cervical spine. Spinal cord traction therapy is widely used because its  efficiency is recognized in clinical practice. The purpose of this pilot study is to apply the developed device to reduce acute postneck pain and to understand its effects and side effects.

Design:  
Thirty patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II, aged 20-65 years, scheduled for orthopedic surgery or pain clinic outpatient follow up, due to post neck pain. Group A - 5 patients who applied Disc Herniation traction®.  Group B - 5 patients who not applied any traction therapy.  Group A received 3 minute traction therapy of 2 times a day objectively with Disc Herniation traction®.  ROM (range of motion), NRS (numeric rating scale), SAT (patient satisfaction), and side effects were checked at 15, 30, 60 minutes after procedure and 7 days after each therapy.

Results: The ROM was not different between the two groups. The NRS in Group B were higher than in Group A at 15, 30, 60 minutes and 7 days after each procedure. The traction pain was detected in Group A. The SAT in Group A were higher than in Group B at 15, 30, 60 minutes and 7 days after each procedure. Side effects were not seen.

Conclusion: We conclude that traction therapy can be a good substitutive treatment or adjuvants for acute post neck pain management with Disc Herniation traction®. Compared to a long period of pain, traction therapy  with Disc Herniation® Immediate treatment was also instantaneous and effective. This allows effective early treatment and prevents the post neck pain of neuroaxial spine origin.