Manual Traction

Relieve Spine Pressure and Back Pain with Manual Traction

Lower back pain is the most commonly reported form of pain worldwide. It is a major cause of missed work, disability, and daily frustration. If your back or neck is constantly bothering you, you know exactly how exhausting it can be to push through the pain just to get through your day.

At Encore Physiotherapy and Wellness, we offer Traction, a highly effective form of decompression therapy designed to give your spine the relief it desperately needs so you can get back to comfortably living your life.

What is Traction Therapy?

Traction is a specialized treatment that gently stretches the spine to relieve downward pressure on your joints, nerves, and spinal discs. By creating space between the vertebrae, traction effectively alleviates pain from sprains and muscle spasms. It is also an excellent, non-invasive treatment option for conditions such as:

• Herniated or bulging discs

• Degenerative disc disease

• Pinched nerves (like sciatica)

• Radiating arm or leg pain

Depending on your specific condition, traction can be performed hands-on by our skilled physiotherapists or with the assistance of specialized mechanical units.

Our Comprehensive Hands-On Approach

Traction is often just one part of a larger, customized treatment plan. To ensure you get the best possible results, our physiotherapists are highly trained in several advanced manual techniques, including:

1. Manual Traction When our physiotherapists perform manual traction, we use our hands to apply a gentle, controlled pulling force to a specific area of the body. This safely stretches the soft tissues and restores normal, natural movement. While the neck (cervical spine) is the most common area for manual traction, we can also perform it on your lower back, arms, and legs.

2. Therapeutic Soft Tissue Massage Physiotherapy massage is very different from what you might experience at a spa; it is highly therapeutic and medically focused. Our physiotherapists use specific massage techniques to manipulate your soft tissues, applying deep pressure and rhythmic stretching to break up painful scar tissue and adhesions caused by injury or inflammation. This mobilizes restricted areas and floods your healing muscles with fresh, oxygen-rich blood.

3. Joint Mobilization If you are experiencing severe, sharp pain after an injury, it is often the result of a restricted or “locked” joint. Our team is specially trained to apply precise, low-velocity pressure to these restricted joints. Joint mobilization is safe, effective, and completely painless, allowing us to rapidly improve your mobility and increase your range of motion.

Ready to Decompress and Heal?

You do not have to let spinal pressure and joint pain dictate your life. Discover the incredible relief that comes from targeted decompression and hands-on care.

Ready to find long-lasting relief? Reach out to our dedicated team to schedule your personalized assessment today.

Visit Us: 809 Victoria St N, Kitchener, oN. 

Email: clinic@encorephysiotherapy.ca

Call us or book appointment at Encore Physiotherapy and Wellness to schedule your comprehensive  assessment and take the first step toward reclaiming your stability.