Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of traction on lower back pain. METHODS: a prospective study of 100 patients with lower back pain with straight leg raising test positive and with decrease in disc space on X-ray. RESULTS: 83.6% of the patients got relief. Patients who got re...
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| author | T. Al-Sadek D. Niklev A. Al-Sadek |
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| description | PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of traction on lower back pain.
METHODS: a prospective study of 100 patients with lower back pain with straight leg raising test positive and with decrease in disc space on X-ray.
RESULTS: 83.6% of the patients got relief. Patients who got relief were evaluated radiologically and clinically.
CONCLUSION: We conclude that traction is cost effective and very effective method for relieving low back pain due to disc pathology and stable lumbar fractures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3bdecf3cb194ae38e91264a9983f10e2025-08-20T01:51:31ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1312-17231313-35512017-03-01151929310.15547/tjs.2017.01.015Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case reportT. Al-SadekD. NiklevA. Al-SadekPURPOSE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of traction on lower back pain. METHODS: a prospective study of 100 patients with lower back pain with straight leg raising test positive and with decrease in disc space on X-ray. RESULTS: 83.6% of the patients got relief. Patients who got relief were evaluated radiologically and clinically. CONCLUSION: We conclude that traction is cost effective and very effective method for relieving low back pain due to disc pathology and stable lumbar fractures.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N1_2017/T.Al-Sadek%20(1).pdftractionconservative treatmentlower back pain |
| spellingShingle | T. Al-Sadek D. Niklev A. Al-Sadek Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report Trakia Journal of Sciences traction conservative treatment lower back pain |
| title | Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report |
| title_full | Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report |
| title_fullStr | Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report |
| title_short | Traction as conservative management of lower back pain: case report |
| title_sort | traction as conservative management of lower back pain case report |
| topic | traction conservative treatment lower back pain |
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