[Hazards of cervical traction device] What is the cervical traction weight method for cervical traction?
Many people have cervical spondylosis, and cervical traction is the main treatment for cervical spondylosis , So which cervical vertebra patients are suitable for traction method? Who is not suitable for?
What is the weight method of cervical traction
Traction therapy is the application of external force to a certain part of the body or a joint to apply traction to make it separate , the surrounding soft tissue is properly stretched, so as to achieve the purpose of a method of treatment. According to the location, it is divided into cervical traction and lumbar traction. For cervical spondylosis, sitting traction is usually used, but horizontal traction can be used when the condition is severe or cannot be used for sitting traction. The traction effect is mainly determined by factors such as traction angle, time and weight.
Angle: If it mainly acts on the lower cervical segment, the traction angle should be slightly forward, which can be between 15-30°. Less or vertical traction, while taking care to adjust the angle for patient comfort.
Weight: The weight of intermittent traction can be determined by 10%-20% of its own body weight, and continuous traction should be appropriately reduced. It is better to start with a lighter weight and gradually increase it later.
Time: Continuous traction for 20 minutes, intermittent traction for 20-30 minutes, once a day, 10-15 days as a course of treatment.
Method: Most use continuous traction, but also intermittent traction or a combination of the two.
Which patients are not suitable for traction therapy
People who do not have cervical spondylosis can do traction therapy directly. The following categories of people are not suitable for this therapy :
1. People with cervical dislocation, cervical tuberculosis, tumor, high fever should not use it.
2. It is not suitable for people with fractures in the traction area, who need strict immobilization, skin damage and bleeding tendency.
3. People with severe cardiopulmonary disease, cerebrovascular disease and moderate or severe cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
4. Use with caution in patients with acute inflammation of the neck, face, throat and system.
5. Under the age of 18.
Hazards of cervical retractor
When we take a rope, hold one end in each hand, and pull it to both sides, we can clearly see that : The rope can only be straightened, not curved.
Therefore, traction can only straighten the cervical vertebrae, but can never promote the formation of cervical vertebrae curvature. This is a simple reason.
The main problems caused by frequent traction are:
Because the traction straightens the cervical vertebra, it will force the cervical vertebra to straighten, and it is impossible to promote the formation of the normal curvature of the cervical vertebra.
The patient can indeed widen the intervertebral space and relieve the stenosis of the intervertebral foramen during traction, but as soon as the traction device is removed, the stenosis of the intervertebral space and intervertebral foramen will quickly reappear, and No actual sustained effect is possible, so traction is not practical for the patient.
Frequent traction will lead to unreasonable lengthening of cervical ligaments, joint capsules and muscles, which will further destabilize the cervical spine and promote disc herniation.
For the cervical spine, the physiological curvature is very important. If the normal physiological curvature is lost, the cervical spine becomes straight and the cervical spine is arched, which will lead to the disorder of the biomechanical structure of the cervical spine and the loss of elasticity of the cervical spine. If the cushioning capacity of the cervical spine is lost, the gravity and impact force from the head will not be distributed evenly, which will easily lead to cervical disc herniation.
In addition, the straightening or reverse arching of the cervical spine will greatly reduce the anti-fatigue and impact resistance of the cervical spine, which will lead to the formation of cervical bone hyperplasia.
