The cervical traction is often used for patients with cervical disease, but it is high-risk treatment for them with cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the normal young women in 10%, 20%, and 30% body weight (BW) of cervical traction and to observe the autonomic nervous activity and blood pressure changes. Twenty-nine healthy female volunteers (age: 20.58±1.58 years. weigh: 48.54±5.86 kg) were divided into A group (n=10, traction weight: 10% BW), B group (n=10, traction weight: 20% BW) and C group (n=9, traction weight: 30% BW). Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were measured by manometer: The hand-held electrocardiogram (ECG) was used to measure ECG signals that were analyzed by signal processing. In time domain analysis, the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) indicated heart rate variability (HRV). In frequency domain analysis, high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF) and LF/HF ratio meant the autonomic nervous activity and balance. Volunteers were administered for 20-minute neck traction, and all parameters were measured before and after traction. The result was showed that systolic and diastolic BP. and HF were increased (p<0.05), but HR and HRV were decreased (p<0.05) in C group during the traction. We found that 30% BW of cervical traction was adventurous dosage and suggested to be careful in clinical treatment for in particular the patients with cardiovascular disease.
The cervical traction is often used for patients with cervical disease, but it is high-risk treatment for them with cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the normal young women in 10%, 20%, and 30% body weight (BW) of cervical traction and to observe the autonomic nervous activity and blood pressure changes. Twenty-nine healthy female volunteers (age: 20.58±1.58 years. weigh: 48.54±5.86 kg) were divided into A group (n=10, traction weight: 10% BW), B group (n=10, traction weight: 20% BW) and C group (n=9, traction weight: 30% BW). Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were measured by manometer: The hand-held electrocardiogram (ECG) was used to measure ECG signals that were analyzed by signal processing. In time domain analysis, the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) indicated heart rate variability (HRV). In frequency domain analysis, high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF) and LF/HF ratio meant the autonomic nervous activity and balance. Volunteers were administered for 20-minute neck traction, and all parameters were measured before and after traction. The result was showed that systolic and diastolic BP. and HF were increased (p<0.05), but HR and HRV were decreased (p<0.05) in C group during the traction. We found that 30% BW of cervical traction was adventurous dosage and suggested to be careful in clinical treatment for in particular the patients with cardiovascular disease.