Rehabilitate and Maintain the Spine
As long as we have been able to reason we have sought to deal with back pain and its related conditions. Traction of the spine has been tried many different ways but most attempts have been what is called long axis traction, pulling the spine along a straight line. This form of traction has always had limited success. The spine seen from the frontal view should be straight, but seen from the side it has a series of curves. Seen from the side view the spine is like a giant spring to help deal with the force of gravity and the impacts of daily living. The latest tests and research clearly show that traction of the spine around these curves achieves better results reforming the spine. The Simple Slant spinal traction system does this simply by placing the rolled up pillows under the lower back and neck.
The spine is held together by ligaments and other connective tissue surrounded by muscles ranging from small to large. Due to injury and bad posture the connective tissue shortens, becomes thicker and deformed. When the vertebrae become displaced they also cause a pulling or stretching of this connective tissue. The body tries to deal with this by infiltrating calcium into this tissue causing spurs to form. This is called osteoarthritis and traction spurs. The Simple Slant System helps to reverse this condition
The connective tissue of the spine follows the physics of plastic. It will stretch under load by a slow process called creep. It is a lot like pulling taffy. You pull on it slow and steady and it changes shape. The Simple Slant System does this by lying inclined with the pillows rolled up under the neck and lower back letting gravity do the work.
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