What is DTS traction?

What is DTS traction?

DTS Spinal Decompression Therapy is traction based, non-surgical alternative for disc related syndromes of the lumbar and cervical spine. DTS Therapy gently stretches the spine, relieving pressure from the discs, joints, and muscular tissues, while enhancing the body’s natural healing process.

What is a traction unit?

Cervical traction devices work by stretching the spinal vertebrae and muscles to relieve pressure and pain. Force or tension is used to stretch or pull the head away from the neck. Creating space between the vertebrae relieves compression and allows the muscles to relax.

What is triton treatment?

Triton DTS is a non-invasive treatment for acute or chronic back pain, radicular pain, and symptoms (leg pain and numbness) from herniated or degenerated discs and facet syndrome. Patients who have had back surgery and continue to have pain (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome) may also benefit from Triton DTS Therapy.

Do decompression tables work?

In an outcome study from 1998, spinal decompression therapy was effective in 71% of cases, with patients reporting a decrease in pain to either 0 or 1 on a scale of 0 to 5. Another low-back pain study found that patients with chronic pain experienced relief from spinal decompression therapy in as little as eight weeks.

What is DTS in physiotherapy?

DTS, or Decompressive Traction System, is a non-surgical treatment proven effective in eliminating 85% of Lumbar & cervical spine injuries and “slipped disc”. Triton DTS® can be used to relive symptoms associated with: Protruding Discs.

Is traction good for cervical stenosis?

Traction has shown to provide relief for cervical radicular complaints (32). Patients can be sent home with nerve mobilization exercises and instructed on the use of home traction (15-20 minutes, 2-3 times per day with a weight of 10 pounds slowly increasing toward 20).

Is traction good for cervical spondylosis?

A retrospective study found that cervical traction provided symptomatic relief in 81% of the patients with mild-to-moderately severe cervical spondylosis syndromes.

Is traction good for lumbar spinal stenosis?

Although it may be helpful in some patients, traction offers very limited results. There is no scientific evidence of its effectiveness. Anti-inflammatory medications. Because stenosis pain is caused by pressure on a spinal nerve, reducing inflammation (swelling) around the nerve may relieve pain.

Is decompression the same as traction?

The good news is both terms can be used almost interchangeably. Traction is defined as the act of pulling or a state of being pulled. Decompression, on the other hand, is defined as the act of relieving pressure.

Is the Triton DTS traction unit sold separately?

Chattanooga Clinic Traction provides clinically-proven pain treatment that gets to the root of Cervical and Lumbar Pain, allowing clinicians to mimic the feel and effectiveness of hands-on treatment using fully programmable patterns. The Triton DTS Traction Unit is not sold separately.

What are the features of the TRT 600 traction table?

The features of the TRT 600 traction table create the platform for the Triton DTS® Spine Traction System. Together with the Triton DTS System Accessories.

What does the DTS advanced accessory kit include?

DTS Basic Accessory Kit-Includes: DTS traction Unit Quickwrap Belt System Knee Bolsters. DTS Advanced Accessory Kit-Includes: DTS Triton Traction Unit, Saunders Cervical Traction Unit, the Quickwrap DTS Belt Set, Knee Bolsters and Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback