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Table 1 Traction parameters: nerve root patients

From: The effectiveness of motorised lumbar traction in the management of LBP with lumbo sacral nerve root involvement: a feasibility study

Traction parameter

Recommended guidelines (Harte et al 2005)

Traction bed

Split table motorized traction unit

Traction Position

Fowler position (hips and knees flexed to 90 supported on stool

Traction Weight

5 – 60 kg

Traction duration

10 – 20 min each session

Traction Frequency

2 – 3 times per week