Animated video clip presenting Meditrac’s Vertetrac and Cervico 2000 spinal traction devices This includes the Vertetrac 3D mobile lower back decompression device, treating lumbago, spinal stenosis, sciatica, herniated discs (slipped discs), scoliosis and other lower back pain complaints, and the Cervico 2000 mobile neck traction device for neck pain complaints, such as whiplash, muscle spasm, […]

Are you living with back pain? Maybe you don’t have to?!  Life is too short! There are exercises and medical devices out there that can alleviate the pain in many cases. It’s heartbreaking when you hear of people committing suicide because living with back pain that has been plaguing them for years, has become unbearable. […]

Lower back pain exercises to strengthen your back can help you to avoid episodes such as the one I suffered by simply bending down to get dressed!    That’s all it took – I was getting dressed and bent down to put my trousers on, and couldn’t straighten up.  It was agony, indescribable lower back […]

The Greeks were using spinal traction devices from as early as 2nd century A.D. , to relieve pressure and therefore pain, from the spine.  This spinal decompression therapy method of pain reduction is attributed to Galen of Pergamon, a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher at the time. In medieval times, spinal decompression therapy beds [...]

Before we look into the patients' post stroke rehabilitation exercises for improved mental & physical state and best possible physical and mental outcome of stroke survivors, let's look at some of the stats and risk factors in the USA: The size of the problem Stroke kills more than 130,000 Americans each year—that’s 1 out of every 20 deaths. [...]

The human spine The human spine is arranged into three natural curves: 1) The neck region, or cervical spine, made up of 7 vertebrae - where the vertebrae curve forward. 2) The trunk region, or thoracic spine, made up of 12 vertebrae - where the vertebral column curves backward, and to which the ribs attach. 3) The [...]

Why are we bothering to discuss how to relieve lower back pain?  Because I can assure you, having lower back pain is no fun.  It limits you and stops you from living an active lifestyle.  A quick glance at the following demographics will answer that question!  Let's put it this way: You are not alone in [...]

How to heal your lower back pain using exercises I often need to heal my lower back pain just by using my body to do so.  Why?  Because I had to undergo back surgery and as a consequence, cannot use spinal decompression devices that would rapidly rid me of the pain and the unfortunate situation [...]