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Manual cervical traction
Manual cervical traction
The head is grasped at the mid jaw and at the occiput. The patient is asked to relax the neck muscles. Gentle vertical traction is performed to assess the effect on the patient's neck pain, stiffness, and, when present, radicular pain. Relief of pain with this maneuver provides additional support for the diagnosis of radiculopathy and suggests that the patient may respond to therapeutic home traction.