HOME TRACTION UNITCervical Facet SyndromeGOOGLE TRANSLATE:
PS: There is a major upgrade on this page coming in the next couple months. Much of the frustration surrounding neck pain is that patients feel trapped. They feel there's so little they can do for themselves. They are spending large amounts of money, perhaps after an old whiplash injury that was not correctly managed, on chiropractic, physiotherapy, perhaps are facing neck surgery... and frankly the results are not always satisfactory. Having been in practice for thirty years now, I keep encouraging patients to use their own resources and intuitions. I show spouses how to do gentle massage, I encourage use of a sloping desk, neck exercises - and a Home Traction Unit. There actually is quite a lot you can do for yourself. Home traction devices is one of them.
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There are commercially available units that can be used for skeletal traction. An inversion device is good for the low back, and there are any number of cervical traction devices on the market. When looking for home traction devices, I personally prefer those where you are lying down, rather than sitting. Home cervical traction is definitely something that can contribute meaningfully and cheaply to your well being. Plus it gives you the feeling that you are regaining a measure of control over your nasty neck. The device above costs less than $100.
Home cervical tractionAn innovative patient made this little neck traction device. What's nice about it, is that it tucks away against the wall, but is very easy to swing into position. It costs no more than $10 to make.What you will also need is a cervical traction collar to fit around your chin and head. How much water in the jerry-can? Officially no more than 7kg (7 litres of water) but some people go far higher. Build up slowly from 1-2kg for about 20 minutes. I've certainly noticed that he is needing less treatment since he started using it. For over a year prior to treatment he was unable to ride his motor cycle because it caused so much pain in his neck and arm. Now after some months in care, and the use of his neck traction device he tells me he is planning an extended trip on his new dream machine through the former Soviet republics. Estonia, Latvia... ah, wish I could join him! UPDATE: The trip was a great success. He had some neck discomfort if he rode more than 5 hours a day, which he had to do twice, but overall a very happy holiday. Chiropractic + home cervical traction.
CERVICAL TRACTION COLLAR
CERVICAL FACET SYNDROMEThe sudden onset of acute neck pain, in the absence of recent trauma, is usually caused by the entrapment of a small slither of the capsule between the faces of adjoining facets.The Chiropractic adjustment, followed by continuous skeleton traction and ice provides a powerful therapy to reduce the offending fragment of the capsule and provide rapid pain relief.
STIFF NECK EXERCISES FOR NECK PAINWhat else can you do yourself for your horrid neck? A disciplined set of exercises done on a daily basis can also help you regain control of your neck pain. STIFF NECK EXERCISES FOR NECK PAIN ...If you have a horrid neck then you will probably never be independent of your chiropractor, just the same if you have diabetes... and a very long list of medical conditions. But we do our best to encourage you to make the best of your own resources. Hence a Home traction unit HEAD NECK PAINThe extremities of the body, those parts directly in contact with the environment, your hands and feet, your face and head generally, are far more sensitive to pain. Head neck pain, whether from your neck, your jaw joint, a rotten tooth, is a huge problem in today's society. Free pain pills are NOT the answer. HEAD NECK PAIN ...FREE PAIN PILLS ... HOME NUTRITIONIf you really want to improve your health, think too of a vegetable patch, and even making a compost pile. For that you need a little more room. You'd be astonished how many green beans you will get off just a few pole bean plants. Enough for a daily green bean salad for weeks... dead easy.USEFUL LINKS @ HOME TRACTION UNITARM PAIN from the neck is very very disabling...SHOULDER PAIN ... Return from HOME TRACTION UNIT to CERVICAL FACET SYNDROME … Go from HOME TRACTION UNIT to CHIROPRACTIC HELP home page … MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - sign up here:
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"Hello,I take it you've been back to the surgeon.
It's probably temporary inflammation of the median nerve, but of course could be worse... I'm afraid I don't think chiropractic has anything to offer at this stage.
Once everything has healed up, if you don't get the strength back, or your fingers remain numb and tingly, then I'd consult a local chiro to see if there is also a problem in your neck or the first rib.
Dr B"
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