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Manual Traction For Lumbosacral Spine Pain

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August 2024

Manual Traction For Lumbosacral Spine Pain

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Manual traction is effective in alleviating lumbosacral spine pain: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.

Heliyon . 2024 May 10;10(10):e31013.

Contributing Authors:
R Studnicki P Szymczyk T Adamczewski K Studzinska R Hansdorfer-Korzon AF Silva A Kawczynski

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Synopsis

Sixty patients with lumbosacral spine pain were randomized to receive either manual traction (n=30) or conventional physiotherapy (n=30). The primary outcome of interest was pain reduction as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes included improvements in the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) test, Modified Bragard’s test, and Kernig’s test. Outcomes were assessed before and after ...

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