TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cervical and Lumbar Traction A1 - Starkey, Chad Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - Therapeutic Modalities, 4e AB - Cervical and lumbar traction are applications of a force that separates the vertebrae and opens the intervertebral space in the treated area. The increased space reduces pressure on the intervertebral disks and spinal nerve roots, opens the facet joints, and elongates the soft tissue. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163449544 ER -