What role does lumbar disc herniation play as traction?

The traction effect of lumbar disc herniation is good, and western medicine and surgery are not recommended.

The role of lumbar traction:

Patients with lumbar long bone spur (that is, lumbar osteoarthritis) and intervertebral disc protrusion compressing sciatic nerve can be improved by lumbar traction; Patients with tense back muscles can also use lumbar traction to relax muscles. Lumbar traction generally takes more than one month to see the effect, and about 60% to 70% of patients are effective.

In addition, spinal stenosis is mostly related to bone spurs, and lumbar traction can also be used to improve symptoms, but the effect is relatively poor, about 50% effective.

Lumbar traction method:

Lumbar traction requires a lot of strength, so manual traction is unlikely, and most of them are mechanical traction. Lumbar traction can be divided into intermittent and semi-continuous modes. The patient can lie on his stomach or on the treatment bed.

Intermittent traction for about seven seconds and fifteen seconds, lasting for 20 to 30 minutes; The weight starts from a quarter of the body weight (this weight can overcome the friction between the body and the bed), and after a period of time, it gradually increases to half of the body weight according to the patient's tolerance.

Semi-continuous traction lasts about 30 minutes to two hours, and can be repeated after a few minutes' rest, with traction for about six to eight hours every day; The weight of traction starts from six kilograms, and the patient's tolerance gradually increases to one third of the body weight.

Semi-continuous traction is generally used by hospitalized patients, but some non-hospitalized patients will also use semi-continuous traction because of poor intermittent traction effect. After pulling for more than ten minutes at a time, they will rest for a few minutes and then pull again and again.

Some patients feel uncomfortable after lumbar traction, so they can reduce the traction weight or use other rehabilitation methods. Because everyone's reaction is different, some patients will be more sensitive to acute cartilage or neuroinflammation. Once stimulated (traction is also a kind of stimulation), they will feel uncomfortable, so they can do it on their stomach, lose weight or use other methods without being forced.

After traction, doctors or physiotherapists will teach patients how to "maintain" the affected part, such as maintaining normal posture and proper activities (for example, sitting for a long time will reduce metabolism and release waste in the body, so you should exercise every half hour to make cartilage replenish nutrition and discharge waste without causing abnormal pressure on the spine).