Traction is often used to treat cervical spondylosis, but many people do not understand the correct traction method, and adverse consequences often occur during the treatment process. For example, some people experience headache, vertigo, nausea and vomiting after traction, and in serious cases, fainting. Others experience numbness and increased pain in the upper limbs, and most people experience neck discomfort or feel no treatment effect. It is not that traction does not cure the disease, but the traction method is not right. Cervical traction helps to release the muscle spasm of the neck, relax the muscles and relieve the pain; improve or restore the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine; increase the intervertebral foramen and relieve the nerve root stimulation and compression; enlarge the vertebral space and reduce the pressure in the intervertebral disc. When doing traction treatment, we must master the angle, force, time and other elements of traction in order to achieve the best treatment effect. Angle: Traction in the flexion position of the cervical spine can increase the intervertebral space and intervertebral foramen and stretch the soft tissues behind the neck, which is suitable for patients with cervical spondylosis with narrowed intervertebral space and deformed intervertebral foramen. Flexion of 15 degrees is the maximum angle to keep the physiological curvature of the cervical spine straight and not to have an anteversion, so forward flexion of no more than 15 degrees is appropriate. Posterior extension traction is suitable for patients with altered physiological curvature of the cervical spine, with the aim of normalizing the physiological curvature. Neutral traction can be used for all types, but is less targeted. Force: The traction force is aimed at achieving an increase in the cervical spinal space without causing muscle and joint injury. Generally 2 to 3 kg in sitting position and about 10 kg in lying position. Time: generally traction 1 to 2 times a day, 15 to 20 minutes each time. Too much time is prone to muscle and ligament static injury. Position: commonly used position is sitting, supine position. Supine position can make the posterior widening of the cervical 4 to cervical 7 vertebral space more obvious, and the neck muscles do not have to support the weight of the head, more comfortable, and the angle is also easy to adjust. Sitting position traction position is not easy to stabilize, angle change is also small, but has the advantage of traction without friction. Mode: It can be divided into continuous traction and intermittent traction. Continuous traction always maintains the traction force during the whole process; intermittent traction has several reductions of traction force in the traction process. The latter is mostly chosen by those who are old and have heavy conditions. The indications for traction are: mild cervical spondylosis, cervical disc herniation, change in the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, age over 18 (the bones are not fully developed at too young an age), no serious osteoporosis, and vertebral artery stenosis. People who are not suitable for traction include: (1) cervical spondylosis with severe cardiovascular disease; (2) patients with severe degenerative changes in the cervical spine and bone bridge formation; (3) patients with bony stenosis of more than 1/2 of the cervical spinal canal; (4) patients with severe osteoporosis and vertebral artery stenosis; (5) patients under the age of 18; (6) patients with cervical spine fracture and vertebral body slippage. When performing home self-traction on the neck, it should be done only after a doctor’s guidance and clear precautions. Inappropriate repeated traction can lead to relaxation of the ligaments attached to the cervical spine, accelerate degeneration, reduce the stability of the cervical spine, and may also cause serious physical damage.