Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders and steady pulling of a body part by manual or mechanical means; once applied, the force must remain constant until the fracture heals or sets Purpose Relieve pain. There are some methods such as Manual Traction and Mechanical Traction.

The application of spinal traction

Disc Herniation

Nerve root impingement

Paraspinal muscle spasm

Disc-space narrowing because of Arthritis, Formation of osteophytes.