Its a CONTRAPTION that stretches you out like in mid-evil times LOL! Its suppose to help with compressed discs and bulges...to help them return to their normal places. It is mostly used for Athletes...but has caught on with the average citizen the past few years. Some get relief I hear...but in all the forums I've been to, most feel the way I do about it. It makes many worse and insurance seldom covers it. For me Insurance paid 25%...and I found out after the fact and paid $3000 for something that made me worse

Gotcha............I looked at Jo's link and googled it but it only said that it fixes back pain, not HOW it does it. I suspected it was atraction thing, but couldn't tell for sure.

Too bad that it couldn't help. My at home cervical traction unit is great......if I spent my life laying on the floor using it, I'd be all set......but that's a boring life

Hi GJ, Finz, and other chronic back painers,

My DH has terrible back pain. The type that only people with bulging discs and nerve involvement could possibly understand; like you guys!

Hubby had a new CT 2 weeks ago, and coupled with the report from the last MRI he had done 5 years ago, the GP decided to finally send him to a Neurologist with the idea of maybe having a new MRI.

I rang and made an appointment, remembering that this is the same neuro I see for my MS.....also remembering that I had to wait 3 months to get into see him.....and they gave DH one for a couple of weeks time. I did think that was a little unusual, but at the same time it was great getting an appointment that soon, knowing what his waiting lists are like.

Continuing on.......we got a phone call from the Neuro's rooms this morning asking DH to please come in tomorrow morning as the GP's referral has said that it's extremely urgent that he see a Neuro immediately!

Do you think there's something the GP neglected to tell us after seeing those new scan results?

Both of us are a tad more worried now!