What are the effects of lumbar traction?

There are many reasons for lumbar disc herniation, including low bone water content, long-term damage from external force, one's own weaknesses, genetic family reasons, congenital abnormalities, incorrect sleeping posture, etc., which can lead to lumbar disc herniation. At this time, traction of the lumbar vertebrae comes into play. It can help us relieve pain and play a very good role. So what is the role of traction of the lumbar vertebrae? Let me share and briefly introduce it to you.

1. Improve the relationship between the protrusion and the nerve: For patients with mild or early lumbar disc herniation, traction therapy can gradually open the intervertebral space, which is conducive to the reduction of the protrusion. For patients with relatively long course of illness, traction can pull apart adhesion tissues and contracted ligaments and joint capsules to widen the spinal canal space accordingly. The narrow intervertebral foramina on both sides can also be pulled apart at the same time, thereby relieving or eliminating compression and stimulation of the nerve roots, and has a good effect in relieving numbness and pain in the lower limbs.

2. It plays a role in fixing and braking the waist: during traction, under the balance of action force and reaction force, the pulled waist is in a relatively fixed normal alignment state, and the range and amplitude of waist movement are further limited compared with bed rest and wearing a waist belt, so as to reduce or eliminate local congestion, exudation, edema and other inflammatory reactions.

3. Relax the waist and back muscles: Lumbar disc herniation is caused by compression or stimulation of the spinal nerves, often accompanied by waist and back muscle spasms, which not only causes pain in the waist, but also causes lumbar malalignment. Traction therapy can gradually relax the back muscles and relieve muscle spasms.

4. Restore the normal alignment of the lumbar spine: During traction, if the patient's lumbar spine is placed in a physiological curve, the phenomenon of incorrect alignment can be gradually restored to normal as the traction time increases.

The above is the detailed introduction I shared with you about the effects of lumbar traction. So what is the effect of traction on the lumbar spine? I believe everyone has a general understanding of it. When using traction on the lumbar spine in daily life, you need to pay more attention to individual differences. Family members should also observe the users' feelings and reactions more often. Control the length of traction time according to the patient's own conditions.