Does lumbar traction work for herniated discs?

Lumbar traction device is useful for lumbar disc herniation, but you can not use lumbar traction device privately, it is best to need to operate under the guidance of a doctor. Lumbar traction device needs to pull on the spine, thus reducing the pressure on the lumbar intervertebral discs, so that the protruding intervertebral discs retraction, reduce the symptoms of nerve root irritation caused by the intervertebral disc protrusion, so it is useful for the lumbar disc herniation, but can only play a supplementary therapeutic role, the lumbar disc herniation of the patient can not be only through the lumbar traction device, so as to avoid the impact of the condition of the recovery. Lumbar disc herniation is due to lumbar disc degeneration, partial or total rupture of the annulus fibrosus, the nucleus pulposus protrudes to irritate or oppress the nerve root, cauda equina and other syndromes. Treatment is mainly based on non-surgical treatment, patients need to take relevant drugs under the guidance of the doctor, such as ibuprofen, celecoxib, tizanidine, mannitol, etc., while patients also need to receive physical therapy, traction therapy.