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True Neck Traction with the Pronex Pneumatic traction unit by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 30 Sep 2008 1:14am REAL NECK TRACTION – USING THE PRONEX PNEUMATIC TRACTION DEVICE- UNDERSTANDING NECK TRACTION To start there are 2 kinds of neck traction. One that essentially just... of the body. This type of traction gives short term relief, opening up the nerve holds temporarily taking pressure off the nerves and reducing inflammation. This traction also helps Read on »

True Neck Traction with the Pronex Pneumatic traction unit by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:13am REAL NECK TRACTION – USING THE PRONEX PNEUMATIC TRACTION DEVICE- UNDERSTANDING NECK TRACTION To start there are 2 kinds of neck traction. One that essentially just... of the body. This type of traction gives short term relief, opening up the nerve holds temporarily taking pressure off the nerves and reducing inflammation. This traction also helps Read on »

True Neck Traction - The Right Kind Of Neck Traction For Long Term Pain Relief by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 10:26pm Many people get traction at a therapist’s office or do home traction. One kind of traction is where the neck basically only gets stretched. The other is where you get... the spinal cord relaxed and all of the nerves can travel out of the back of the spine with no pressure or interference. True neck traction is traction where the goal Read on »

How to Use the Traction Side of the Cervical Linear Traction Neck Pillow for maximum pain relief and the better sleep by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 06 Mar 2009 2:40pm Arc 4 Life’s cervical linear traction neck pillow is different from the regular neck pillows you can buy in your local store or online. If you suffer from arthritis..., then you may been recommended to try neck traction. Basically this is a stretching of the cervical muscles which can put the curve back into the cervical spine over time. You may Read on »

Non Surgical Spinal Decompression - How is this different from the Traction I tried? by Dr B Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Fri 13 Feb 2009 5:25pm Non surgical spinal decompression is very different from lumbar traction. In fact, I get asked this question all the time at CT Spine and Disc Center. Traction is basically a stretching of your spine. Decompression creates a vacuum effect in the spine. It has a traction component to it so it stretches your spine slightly opening up the nerve holes Read on »

Is Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression just expensive traction? by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 12:00am decompression machines and traction machines pull on either the lumbar spine or the cervical spine. And both require some sort of a harness device to connect you to the machine... discs, spinal stenosis (soft tissue), facet syndrome, and spinal disc degeneration. The machine we use cost around $150,000 and it treats both cervical and lumbar disc herniations Read on »

What is the importance of traction? by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:20am as spinal malalignments that run in families. Arc4life is proud to offer traction systems and products for pain relief for the Cervical Spine, as well as for the Lumbar spine...) spine as well as for the lumbar (low back) spine. Putting any pressure on nerves will decrease the bodies ability to perform at it’s maximum. Any pressure on nerves decreases your Read on »

Connecticut Spinal Decompression – A Very Advanced form of Lower Back Traction by Dr B Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Thu 16 Jul 2009 10:53pm Spinal Decompression looks a lot like traction, however it is much more than a traction machine. The way decompression differs is that it creates a suction effect... of the disc. All traction really does is stretch you. This opens the holes that the nerves come out of usually giving some relief. The problem is that when one goes back to gravity Read on »

The new wave in Cervical traction units by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:32pm The Pronex cervical traction unit is a neck traction unit specialized for neck pain treatment. Arc4life carries many neck traction units but the Pronex is considered the cadillac of traction units. The Pronex cervical traction unit requires no assembly, no weights, no cables, no water bags, no springs or levers and is restraint free. Pronex cervical Read on »

One Solution for Neck Pain - Traction by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 20 Feb 2010 12:00am The first method of neck traction is something that gives a stretch to the neck, but also helps to restore the alignment- that’s the “C” curvature in the cervical spine. There are a few ways to do this, the first being a traction unit, like the pronex or posture pump. These devices do a great job and are so easy to use- lay back Read on »