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Results 1 - 10 of 61 for traction
  1. Traction 
    Traction means pulling on part of the body. Most often, traction uses devices such as weights and pulleys to ... joint back in position and keep it still. Traction is also used to keep a group of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002336.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Lateral traction 
    Lateral traction is a treatment technique in which weight or tension is used to move a body part to ... Traction can be used to treat or reduce any joint dislocation or bone fracture by applying tension ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002243.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Halo-Gravity Traction (Nemours Foundation)  
    Spine Injuries and Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Spine Injuries and Disorders ... Neck Injuries and Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Neck Injuries and ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/halo-gravity-traction.html - External Health Links
  4. Managing Pain from a Broken Hip: A Guide for Adults and Their Caregivers (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)  
    Is This Guide Right for Me or Someone I Care For? Yes, if: You or the person you care for is an older adult (more than 50 years old) who is in a hospital ...
    https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/.../hip-fracture-pain/consumer - External Health Links
  5. Your Medicare Benefits (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - PDF  
    Medicare/Start Here ... Medicare ... Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ... PDF
    https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/10116-Your-Medicare-Benefits.pdf - External Health Links
  6. What Is Macular Edema? Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... fluid and cause macular swelling. Macular pucker/vitreomacular traction . When vitreous in the aging eye doesn’t ... scar tissue from the macula. This relieves the traction that is damaging the macula. Sometimes the swelling ...
    https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-macular-edema - Videos
  7. Penile Curvature (Peyronie's Disease) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    ... Xiaflex; verapamil; interferon-alpha 2b; shockwave therapy; mechanical traction; vacuum devices; surgery; grafting; plication; device implantation
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../penile-curvature-peyronies-disease - External Health Links
  8. Femur Shaft Fractures (Broken Thighbone) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    The long, straight part of the femur (thighbone) is called the femoral shaft. When there is a break anywhere along this length of bone, it is called a ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/...femur-shaft-fractures-broken-thighbone - External Health Links
  9. Hair Loss (Alopecia) (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Hair Loss/Children ... Hair Loss ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... hair loss; alopecia; bald spots in children; do all newborns lose hair; bald patches on scalp, ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../pages/Hair-Loss-Alopecia.aspx - External Health Links
  10. Exercising with a Muscle Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - PDF  
    Neuromuscular Disorders/Living With ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Muscular Dystrophy Association ... PDF ... muscular dystrophy; exercise with a disability; neuromuscular ...
    https://www.mda.org/.../files/MDA_Quest_Excercise_Package_2009.pdf - External Health Links
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