Traditional Treatment Methods
{"Image DocumentName": "Traditional Treatment Methods", "Image ImageDescription": "Acupuncture was first practiced by the Chinese 2,500 years ago and is often used to treat chronic and acute back pain. During acupuncture treatment, the health care provider will insert needles into various points on the body. Some needles penetrate just under the skin, while others may penetrate deeper into muscle tissue. The needles are generally left in place for fifteen to thirty minutes. It is not uncommon in acupuncture to treat back pain by placing needles in the ankles, knees, or fingers. Surgery is an approach that attempts to correct the source of back pain; however, the benefits of surgery should always carefully be weighed against its risks. Although some patients may report significant pain relief after surgery, there is no guarantee that it will help every individual. Surgery certainly has its place in treating and/or correcting back pain. But it is important to consider the inherent and significant risks associated with surgery and anesthesia. Traction techniques most commonly used are mechanical or motorized traction, manual traction (traction is exerted by the therapist, using his/her body weight to alter the force and direction of the pull), and auto traction (where the patient controls the traction forces by grasping and pulling bars at the head of the traction table). There are also less common forms, such as underwater (where the patient is fixed perpendicularly in a deep pool, a bar is grasped under the arms and traction applied) and gravitational traction (e.g., bed rest traction, in which the person is fixed to a tilted table or bed, and the force is exerted by their own lower extremities.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}