Hi, that’s awesome you can core strengthen 1-2 hrs a day!! Initially it def seemed Dr B was using traction as a diagnostic screening for patients: positive reaction=a consult w him. But this time for me, it is part of my prescribed 6 month conservative treatment plan. Don’t know if he prescribes this for everyone.
My traction experience was this: performed manually by a PT, while having traction the first day if felt really nice during but my muscles were contracting badly & would not relax, no noticeable difference in the hours following. day 2 we had a better session, more relaxed.
Keep in mind I came into this appt crashed bc of having 2 pt appts back to back days.
During traction: headache improved, burning spinal pain improved, the sensation that my head was squishing my spine all the way down felt improved. In the hours following traction: the earlier improvements sustained plus POTS improved, activity ticked up without payback, brain fog lifted (I was paying bills online while my husband had the tv on- I can never do that!!) slept better & pooped better. The pt showed my husband how to do the traction so we have really put it to the test & we keep getting results, not always that dramatic, but always results.
Dr B at some point found out that we were tractioning like every other day continuously & phoned to say stop. We stopped, I declined. But then after our videoconsult he reintroduced it as part of the 6 month treatment plan, so we have just been back at it for a few sessions, but they have been so nice