1. How to use cervical traction belt
1. Pay attentiontraction weight
From 3 to 4 kg, depending on age, physical strength, neck muscle development, and the patient’s response to traction therapy, the traction weight and time can be appropriately increased. The cervical traction device can be adjusted according to the actual situation. Need to adjust the weight. Course of treatment: 7 days of light weight traction is a course of treatment. Rest for 1-2 days between treatments. At the same time as the traction treatment, other treatments can also be combined, whichever does not harm the body.
2. Body position requirements
The body position can be either sitting or lying. Lean forward about 10°-3O° to avoid hyperextension. Ask the patient to fully relax the neck, shoulders, and entire body muscles. The traction position should make the patient feel comfortable, and should be adjusted as appropriate if there is discomfort. In patients with vertebral artery type, the anteversion angle should be smaller, and patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy should take a nearly vertical posture, and avoid flexion and traction. Do not harm the body prevail.
3. Traction angle
Generally speaking, the neck tilts forward about °-3O° from the longitudinal axis of the trunk (upper neck, middle neck segment, lower cervical segment) and avoid hyperextension (except for disc herniation). (2) Traction (strength) weight: in principle, it is appropriate for the patient to endure, and different traction weights (ranging from 2kg to 30kg) are selected according to different ages.
4. Traction time
Generally, traction is performed 1-2 times a day for about 30 minutes each time, depending on the patient’s physical condition.
5. Traction method
Sitting intermittent traction is generally used, and horizontal intermittent traction is usually used for the elderly and infirm. The traction weight can be started from 3 to 4 kg, depending on age, physical strength, neck muscle development, and the patient’s response to traction therapy, etc., appropriately increase the traction weight and prolong the traction time, and the cervical traction device can adjust the weight according to actual needs. Course of treatment: 7 days of light weight traction is a course of treatment. Rest for 1-2 days between treatments. At the same time as the traction treatment, other treatments can also be combined, whichever does not harm the body.
Cervical traction is very particular. The use of cervical traction belts requires everyone to pay attention. There are many places to pay attention to cervical traction. In addition to paying attention to the weight and time of traction, there are also sitting position. I believe that it will be more helpful for you to be familiar with the use of cervical traction belts. I hope you will know more about this aspect.
Second, the role of cervical traction
Cervical traction is the main method to relieve symptoms in the treatment of cervical spondylosis. Because effective traction can relieve the compression of nerves, blood vessels, and spinal cord, and quickly relieve the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Specifically, cervical traction is mainly to relieve neck muscle spasm, relieve pain symptoms, enlarge the intervertebral space and intervertebral foramen, and is conducive to the reset of the protruded nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus tissue, and relieve and relieve nerve root compression and irritation. Promote the absorption of nerve root edema, relieve the compression of the vertebral artery, promote blood circulation, help local congestion, swelling and hyperplasia to subside, loosen the adhesion of the joint capsule, improve and restore the uncinate joint, adjust facet joint dislocation and spondylolisthesis, adjust and Restore the internal and external balance of the damaged cervical spine and restore the normal function of the cervical spine.
The method of cervical traction generally uses a cervical pillow traction belt for cervical traction.
