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traction treatment

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traction treatment,
n an osteopathic procedure that uses continuous or intermittent forces to stretch the body parts being treated or to separate them along a longitudinal axis.


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I went to the GP and had physiotherapy and traction treatment, then I tried injections.
He is due to continue daily traction treatment at hospital for the next fortnight, wrecking his hopes of making his debut in Wigan's preseason warm up game against Hull on January 30.
 
 
 
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