Cochrane · systematic review · CD003010
Traction for low‐back pain with or without sciatica
Wegner, I, Widyahening, IS, van Tulder, MW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
Back and NeckAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
20
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
12
Included studies
NR
No studies 12 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 20%High 4 · 20%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Traction compared with placebo, sham or no treatment for people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
Population: people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100 mm). Traction vs placebo, sham or no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Moderate |
Functional status Oswestry Disability Index or Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Traction vs placebo, sham or no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Global improvement Traction vs placebo, sham or no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 81 participants | Moderate |
Return to work Traction vs placebo, sham or no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Traction vs placebo, sham or no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physiotherapy with traction compared with physiotherapy without traction for people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
Population: people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100 mm). Physiotherapy with traction vs physiotherapy without traction | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 39 participants | High |
Functional status Oswestry Disability Index or Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Physiotherapy with traction vs physiotherapy without traction | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 69 participants | High |
Global improvement Physiotherapy with traction vs physiotherapy without traction | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 220 participants | High |
Return to work Physiotherapy with traction vs physiotherapy without traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Physiotherapy with traction vs physiotherapy without traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Traction compared with another type of traction for people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
Population: people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100 mm). Traction vs another type of traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Functional status Oswestry Disability Index or Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Traction vs another type of traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Global improvement Traction vs another type of traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Return to work Traction vs another type of traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Traction vs another type of traction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Traction compared with any other treatment for people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
Population: people with low‐back pain with and without sciatica
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS (0‐100 mm). Traction vs any other treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 304 participants | Moderate |
Functional status Oswestry Disability Index or Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Traction vs any other treatment | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 350 participants | Moderate |
Global improvement Traction vs any other treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 42 participants | High |
Return to work Traction vs any other treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Traction vs any other treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |