ArticleTurkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation2018
Comparison of the short-term effects of the conventional motorized traction with non-surgical spinal decompression performed with a DRX9000 device on pain, functionality, depression, and quality of life in patients with low back pain associated with lumbar disc herniation: A single-blind randomized-controlled trial.
Article in Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04653870 (Comparison the Effect of Cyriax Manipulation and Decompression in Patient With Lumber Disc Protrusion), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparison the Effect of Cyriax Manipulation and Decompression in Patient With Lumber Disc Protrusion
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of the addition of mechanical traction to physical therapy on low back pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of non-surgical decompression therapy in addition to routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion, endurance, functional disability and quality of life versus routine physical therapy alone in patients with lumbar radiculopathy; a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- The Effect of Short-Wave Diathermy and Exercise on Depressive Affect in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2021Trial
- Exercise, manipulation and traction physiotherapy in the conservative management of lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain & spine · 2025Review
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- Should you adjust that herniated disc? Thoughts from a chiropractor/molecular scientist.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Short-Term Effect of Lumbar Traction on Intervertebral Discs in Patients with Low Back Pain: Correlation between the T2 Value and ODI/VAS Score.Cartilage · 2021Article
- Retraction of lumbar disc herniation achieved by noninvasive techniques: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- The Effect of Suspension and Conventional Core Stability Exercises on Characteristics of Intervertebral Disc and Chronic Pain in Office Staff Due to Lumbar Herniated Disc.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2020Article
- Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in backache patients before and after spinal traction.The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery · 2018Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of physiotherapy intervention in management of lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc.International journal of health sciencesReview
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to compare the efficiency of conventional motorized traction (CMT) with non-surgical spinal decompression (NSD) using the DRX9000™ device in patients with low back pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). PATIENTS AND
methodsBetween March 2009 and September 2009, a total of 48 patients (29 females, 19 males; mean age 43.1±9.8 years; range, 18 to 65 years) were randomized into two groups. The first group (n=24) underwent CMT and the second group (n=24) underwent NSD for a total of 20 sessions over six weeks. The patients were evaluated before and after the treatment. Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), functional status using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), quality of life using the Short Form-36 (SF-36), state of depression mood using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the global assessment of the illness using the Patient's Global Assessment of Response to Therapy (PGART) and Investigator's Global Assessment of Response to Therapy (IGART) scales.
resultsThere was no significant difference in the evaluation outcomes before the treatment between the groups. However, a statistically significant decline was found in the VAS, ODI, and BDI scores after the treatment in both groups (all p<0.001). Except for two subgroups, no significant changes were observed in the SF-36 form. Assessment of "marked improvement" was globally most frequently reported one in both groups. No significant difference was observed in the evaluation outcomes after treatment between the groups.
conclusionOur study results show that both CMT and NSD are effective methods in pain management and functional status and depressive mood improvement in patients with LDH, and NSD is not superior to CMT in terms of pain, functionality, depression and quality of life.
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