title: [Treatment of lumbar sciatica with or without neurological deficit using mechanical traction. A double-blind study].
abstract: Traction therapy for low back pain with sciatica has been evaluated in a double blind study. 60 patients hospitalized for sciatica with or without signs of sensory or motor deficiency were randomized to 3 treatment groups: "placebo traction" (5 kg), "light traction" (15 kg) and "normal traction" (50 kg). Clinical evaluation after 4, 8 and 12 traction sessions showed no difference between the three groups.
authors.affiliation: Divisions de rhumatologie, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reust
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chantraine
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Vischer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012585:Sciatica / Q000628:therapy*; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Traitement par tractions mécaniques des lombosciatalgies avec ou sans déficit neurologique. Une étude en "double aveugle".