Spinal Decompression Centre - Melbourne Australia

On CT - Patients with greater herniations tended to respond better to traction

Effect of continuous lumbar traction on the size of herniated disc material in lumbar disc herniation size of the herniated disc material in CT decreased significantly only in the traction group.
Patients with greater herniations tended to respond better to traction, in conclusion, lumbar traction is both effective in improving symptoms and clinical findings in patients with lumbar disc herniation and also in decreasing the size of the herniated disc material as measured by CT.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16249899