TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Spinal Traction
A1  - Hazle, Charles
A2  - Bellew, James W.
A2  - Michlovitz, Susan L.
A2  - Nolan Jr., Thomas P.
Y1  - 2016
N1  - 
T2  - Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e
AB  - The  practice  of  using  traction—applying  tensile  forces  to  the  long  axis  of  the  spine—to  treat  patients  with  spinal-mediated  pain  has  been  advocated  for  centuries.  Modern  support  for  traction  stemmed  largely  from  the  British  physician  James  Cyriax,  who  in  the  1940s  recommended  using  traction  to  treat  patients  with  suspected  disc  lesions.1  Practitioners  from  Cyriax's  time  to  those  who  use  more  recent  treatment  approaches,  including  those  developed  by  Australian  physiotherapist  Geoffrey  Maitland,  also  proposed  traction  to  be  of  value  in  treating  patients  with  spinal  disorders.2,3  The  rationale  for  this  intervention  in  patient  care  may  have  evolved,  but  the  fundamental  concept  of  its  usage  has  remained  remarkably  consistent  over  the  years.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180667098
ER  -