RT Book, Section A1 Hazle, Charles A2 Bellew, James W. A2 Michlovitz, Susan L. A2 Nolan Jr., Thomas P. SR Print(0) ID 1180667098 T1 Spinal Traction T2 Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803645639 LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180667098 RD 2024/03/29 AB The practice of using traction—applying tensile forces to the long axis of the spine—to treat patients with spinal-mediated pain has been advocated for centuries. Modern support for traction stemmed largely from the British physician James Cyriax, who in the 1940s recommended using traction to treat patients with suspected disc lesions.1 Practitioners from Cyriax's time to those who use more recent treatment approaches, including those developed by Australian physiotherapist Geoffrey Maitland, also proposed traction to be of value in treating patients with spinal disorders.2,3 The rationale for this intervention in patient care may have evolved, but the fundamental concept of its usage has remained remarkably consistent over the years.