Intersegmental Traction

For stiffness and imobility in the spine, many patients love the "roller table".

Intersegmental traction is a way of inducing passive motion into the spine for the purpose of stretching spinal joints and increasing mobility. The patient lies face up on a bench table which has roller-type cams beneath the surface. These rollers can slowly tavel the length of the spine. Since discs have a poor blood supply, they get nutrients from the circulation of fluids surrounding spinal joints. Fixations prevent this natural circulation and can cause disc thinning and and degeneration. Intersegmental traction helps increase and restore necessary elasticity and motion to the spine.