Open AccessUNDERWATER TRACTION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR BACK PAIN: THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRADICTIONS (A LITERATURE REVIEW)
Author(s) -
Н Г Бадалов,
Irina V. Borodulina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
fizioterapiâ, balʹneologiâ i reabilitaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2969
pISSN - 1681-3456
DOI - 10.18821/1681-3456-2017-16-2-73-79
Subject(s) - traction (geology) , medicine , low back pain , pathological , physical therapy , lumbar spine , perspective (graphical) , lumbar , back pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , drug treatment , surgery , alternative medicine , engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , pathology , mechanical engineering
At present, degenerative dystrophic disease of intervertebral disks and lumbar back pain associated with this condition constitute a most serious medical, social and economic problem. This article was designed to consider underwater spine traction as a drug-free treatment for low back pain. The literature review includes the historical milestones and current concepts of traction therapy. The paper includes the analysis of the long-established clinical notions having the influence on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatment and proposes the new up-to-date approach to the investigation of the pathological condition being condidered and the method for its therapy.