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Clinical Trial
. 1986 May;25(2):181-3.
doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/25.2.181.

A controlled trial of continuous lumbar traction in the treatment of back pain and sciatica

B Pal, P Mangion, M A Hossain, B L Diffey
Clinical Trial

A controlled trial of continuous lumbar traction in the treatment of back pain and sciatica

B Pal et al. Br J Rheumatol. 1986 May.

Abstract

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.

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