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© 1986 British Society for Rheumatology

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A CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CONTINUOUS LUMBAR TRACTION IN THE TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA

B. PAL1,, P. MANGION1, M. A. HOSSAIN1 and B. L. DIFFEY2

1Department of Rheumatology, Dryburn Hospital Durham DH1 5TW, UK
2Department of Medical Physics, Dryburn Hospital Durham DH1 5TW, UK

Correspondence to: Address correspondence to Dr. B. Pal

A controlled trial of continuous lumbar traction in the treatment of back pain and sciatica showed similar improvements in both the treated group (weighted traction) and the control group (simulated traction). The findings of this study question the justification of admitting patients with back pain into hospitals for purposes of traction alone.

KEY WORDS: Back pain, Treatment


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