Do you know the most common method for pain relief? It is taking pharmaceutical drugs. We are a society that does not like to suffer from pain. But, our favorite choice is to reach into the medicine cabinet for relief. Obviously, pharmaceutical drugs have their place for certain conditions or injuries, but we take them for nearly any ailment. Do you know the second most common method for pain relief? Massage therapy.

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Spinal traction can be accomplished in a number of different ways. Let us walk through different methods of spinal traction including massage chairs. Traction or stretching requires a force. This can be a bending force or a pulling force. The purpose of traction is to stretch out the soft tissues between joint surfaces. When looking at spinal traction, the key is to exert a force which stretches the soft tissues.

The most common form of spinal traction used is a pulling force. Typically, the patient is laid on their back and their hips are held and a force is exerted on the shoulders and head. A spinal decompression machine is typically used to exert a pulling force on the patient spine by stretching the patient when they are supine.

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Did you know that low back pain affects hundreds of thousands of people each year? We all know the symptoms. One incorrect twist or turn and our back makes a twang and ouch! Sometimes, it happens quick, while other times its a gradual process. Symptoms develop through times perhaps starting with stiffness and progressing on to soreness. At some point in our lifetime, we will experience low back pain. As someone that has lower back pain, I found that a massage chair has helped in many ways.

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