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Jellad, A., Ben Salah, Z., Boudokhane, S., Migaou, H., Bahri, I. and Rejeb, N. (2009) The Value of Intermittent Cervical Traction in Recent Cervical Radiculopathy. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 52, 638-652.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2009.07.035

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• TITLE: The Effect of Traction Position in Cervical Traction Therapy Based on Dynamic Simulation Models

  AUTHORS: Lawrence K. F. Wong, Zhiwei Luo, Nobuyuki Kurusu

  KEYWORDS: Cervical Traction Therapy, Spine, Traction Position, Dynamic Simulation

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Vol.10 No.5, May 24, 2017

  ABSTRACT: This study describes the development of a cervical traction therapy simulation model that evaluates two types of the traction positions, namely the sitting position and the inclined position. An anatomically correct human skeleton model and two mechanical traction device models were constructed in simulations using a physics engine. The anterior and posterior intervertebral separations were measured at both positions with a series of traction forces (60N to 200N) and traction angles (10° to 40°). The result suggested that the sitting position caused the subject to lean forward and as a result led to excessive anterior compression when traction angle is over 20 degrees. The inclined position creates greater intervertebral separations on both the anterior and posterior sides than the sitting position. This suggests that the inclined position may be more effective in increasing intervertebral separation than the sitting position.