Spinal traction in lumbosacral disc prolapse

ABSTRACT

Lumbosacral disc prolapse is a common cause of low back pain localized to the lumbar spine. The aim of this paper is to describe the possible role of lumbar spine traction in the therapy of lumbosacral spine disc prolapse. 866 patients were treated with lumbar traction in and 150 patients were treated with analgesic and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], both groups had lumbosacral spine disc prolapse. The traction was used for not more than 2weeks. 72% of patients gained 100% response at week 2, 17% showed partial response and 11% showed poor response. The results of this trial indicate that use of lumbar traction in lumbosacral disc prolapse is probably better than analgesic and NSAIDs