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cervical traction - April 17, 2008 1:47:53 AM

sunshine20

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can cervical traction be used for patients with disc herniation and bone spurs ?

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RE: cervical traction - April 17, 2008 6:38:18 AM

annpsu25

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Cervical traction can be used for a disc herniation.

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RE: cervical traction - April 17, 2008 7:43:46 AM

Sebastian Asselbergs

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Manual or mechanical?
And to what end?
This is like asking: Can I use butter on a frozen shoulder?
Yes, you can.

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RE: cervical traction - April 17, 2008 8:34:11 AM

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Yes for both, manual or mechanical

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RE: cervical traction - April 17, 2008 10:01:27 AM

kiwi PT

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Sebastian,

Two things will make just about anything better... butter and bacon

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RE: cervical traction - April 17, 2008 5:16:48 PM

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Sebastian, that is priceless.

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