Abstract
A new method of traction for immediate cure of acute low back pain (LBP) was devised. With this new method, the patient initially lay supine with both legs suspended from the bed while maintaining the lumber lordosis. After 7 minites of this traction, the patient was helped to sit up gradually while holding on the surgeon. L P was reproduced soon after starting thetraction in almost all cases and ceased thereafter. One hundred and eleven patients were treated using this method. Their average age was 43 years, none of them had scitica and 85% had experienced acute LBP before. This treatment was done once in 35% of patients, twice in 22%, 3 times in 9 %, and 4 times in 34%, and the mean frequency was 4.4 times. Medications were not used. The outcome was evaluated using a pain score. The outcome was excellent in 42%, good in 50%, fair in 7 %, unchanged in 1 %.A poor outcome was not seen. This method was apparently effective for LBP arising from the facet joints and traction force may have improved the adaptability of the facet joints. In addition, this method seems to be favorable for the patient because immediate cure of acute LBP is achieved without using medications.
