Title : Manual traction in severe cervical spondylotic radiculopathy
Abstract:
Manual Traction has been established as an effective technique for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, which can be performed with bare hands. The pain relief effect is evident immediately, with a total effective rate of 92%, particularly in severe cases. The five-year long-term follow-up results are satisfactory. This technique emphasizes the three elements of force, angle, and time, and is combined with continuous traction using instruments. Over the past 20 years of application, there have been no complications such as nerve injury. The technique has now received project funding from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China to promote it throughout the country. In a study involving 8 centers and 254 patients, a statistically significant difference in NRS and NDI scores was observed before and after treatment (P<0.001). When analyzing the NRS and NDI scores before and after treatment for each center separately, the results indicated that patients treated at all 8 centers showed statistically significant differences in NRS and NDI scores before and after treatment (P<0.05).
