More Studies with our Home Neck Traction Device

The busiest booth at the 3 day Army Medical Symposium, hundreds lined up to try the home neck traction device

Home Neck Traction Device at Army Medical Symposium

We were also approached by the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Labarotory, Science Program Director about doing a study with their pilots. Stating: Pilots need to wear night vision goggles, weighing about 7-8 pounds and most of the weight is in front of the forehead causing severe forward head posture. This added to the "G" force from flying has been a critical issue with neck pain and pilots.

This is SFC. Trevor Diaz, US Army from the Army Medical Conference in San Antonio.

Trevor has 5 herniated cervical discs.

"Just wanted to say hi and thank you for exposing me to your product. I have to say that it did make my cervical area feel a lot better. Like I told you that evening when you were packing to go to another exhibition, I am now able to look up without any pain or difficulty".

Ms. P with kyphotic (backward) buckle at C-4/C-5. Note posterior position of C-4 and C-5 as they compress the anterior (front) disc space (outlined). This aberrant configuration is a breeding ground for joint decay that will surely follow without correction.

Ms. P after only one 20 minute session with the home neck traction applied from within the lordotic cavity at 8 PSI. Note that the kyphotic buckle is gone! Also observe the C-4/C-5 disc space (outlined). It has expanded or hydrated approximately 50%! If this patient sticks with her traction care, her dramatic reversal of kyphosis will lead to lasting lordotic recovery.

Comparison MRI with no device, a linear traction device and the home neck traction device.


With no device applied there is a minimal neck curve	With a linear traction device (pulls straight), disc decompression at the cost of 18% neck curve reduction.	With the home neck traction there is larger disc decompression with a 76% neck curve expansion!

With conventional traction, the head is typically pulled or pried away from the body in a straight or angled line without regard to the neck's natural curved shape. In this study, 36 patients with neck pain of at least 6 months duration and ranging in age from 21 to 85. 20 were female; 16 were men. Excluded from the study were patients who were on medication and if plain film cervical spine radiographs showed fused vertebrae or congenital abnormalities. One male was found on x-ray to have ankylosing spondylitis. Four others were excluded because their necks were too short to evaluate adequately in the neck traction devices while they were in the MRI. Three of the patients were over the age of 65 but were included because they were exceptionally healthy, on no medications and had minimal degenerative changes in the spine.

All subjects then came to the MRI facility where they first had an MRI to evaluate spinal anatomy and the feasibility of completing the study. One patient was found to have a significant tumor apparently arising from a nerve root and most likely a neurilemoma. He was referred to a neurosurgeon. Following the initial MRI, 19 individuals then were placed in conventional linear traction and set at maximum tolerance level while an MRI was performed. Following the linear traction, these patients were placed on the home neck traction while the final MRI was done.

The results were striking! Linear traction invariably straightened the neck into a position which is the opposite of the ideal for normal posture. The home neck traction invariably improved the alignment of the neck, while opening the disc spaces in the front and back. Interestingly, range of motion of the neck was almost always improved after the home neck traction application. When linear traction was performed, overall range of motion improved 9 degrees. The subsequent application of the home neck traction led to an increased range of motion to an average of 31 degrees. In our earlier study, a single application of the home neck traction for 20 minutes improved range of motion more than the current study where the application was only for the time of the MRI.

The home neck traction device significantly decreases bulging discs, improves neck pain and improves neck alignment. Although linear traction has been used for many decades, the MRI and clinical results with the home neck traction are superior. The process of analyzing the huge amount of data from this study is still being undertaken, so more to come.

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