Traction bath

The methodology of weightbath hydrotraction treatment was developed by Károly Moll Hungarian doctor from Héviz in 1953.During weight bath 3 type of suspension is possible. When we use only one point, the head is resting on a neck collar, when two points are used, the patient’s armpits are supported, and the three-point suspension involves support at both neck and armpits.By using the upward pressure of the water we can get the spine, the hip and the knee to be extended. Release of the vertebral disks, smaller nervous roots, cessation of smaller vertabra or small joints dislocations, moderation of taenia and muscle atrophy, release of contractures and decrease in chronic inflammatory processes can be expected from the weight bath.The patient is suspended in a bath where they cannot feel the bottom. In case of neck traction weight is not used. In case of armpit suspension the weight is gradually increased, placed on the waist and the leg (1.5-6kg on each leg). The weight is placed under the area which needs release. The patient is comfortably floating in the water. If pain increases, the treatment is stopped. Forbidden in cases of acute inflammation of joints, osteoporosis, vertebra sliding, within six weeks after spinal disc herniation surgery and after spinal stabilization surgery.The weight of the body and the buoyancy of the water create a longitudinal elongation in the spine, which frees the compressed nerve strings, reduces pressure on the intervertebral discs, so spinal disc herniation and bulges become effectively curable. Since the traction is carried out in water, the feeling is on one hand more pleasant and, on the other hand, it reduces the burden on the treated body parts.During single-point (neck) suspension, the maximum traction (pulling) force affects the cervical spine, but when also counting the passive (decompression) force the highest tensile force affects the lumbar spine. When suspended by the armpit, the extensional force is applied to the distal sections of the spine and the hip joint, but this is a lesser force than the one occuring with neck suspension because this also makes the muscles work to balance the body. The three-point suspension reduces the load on the neck and increases the efficiency of the extension of the lumbar spine.At the moment of suspension significant elongations occur due to the sudden decompressional deloading. These will be complemented by viscous elongations added during the therapy.Biomechanical studies have shown that elastic elongations are from 0.4 to 0.8 mm on average for males, and 0.3-0.4 mm on average for females. The elongations increased at the end of the 20-minute treatment, resulting in total elongations of 0.9 to 1.4 mm with extra weight and 0.8 to 1.3 mm without extra weight for males, while 0.7 to 1.0 mm with extra weight and 0.7 - 0.8 mm without extra weight for females.