RT Book, Section A1 Hazle, Charles A2 Bellew, James W. A2 Nolan, Thomas P. SR Print(0) ID 1187661687 T1 Spinal Traction T2 Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB F. A. Davis Company PP New York, NY SN 9781719641999 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187661687 RD 2024/03/28 AB The practice of using traction—applying tensile forces to the long axis of the spine—to treat patients with pain associated with the spine has been advocated for centuries. Modern support for traction stemmed largely from 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 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.