Manual Lumbar Traction Device for Lower Back Pain Relief, Wearable Spinal Decompression System for Herniated Disc, Sciatica & Home Therapy

Nice heavy duty lumbar expansion unit

I think this traction device may be best for trauma patients or bedridden patients, like after an auto accident, or perhaps patients with severe scoliosis. It is a bulky, heavy, medical device with hand cranks that stick out the sides. It does stretch your back, but best, as the directions say, when lying down rather than walking around. And it's too bulky to wear under clothes. I returned mine and got a MerryBack, which was much more comfortable and worked better for my low back spinal stenosis, degenerative disk and sciatica.

Disappointing :\ ... Tho I wasn't expecting much. I'm 5'2, 105lb, with 24' waist, so I didn't get my hopes up. The devices on both sides lie flat against your hips. There's no little curve or anything to accommodate the hip bone. So it really digs in hard and hurts. Because of that, if you're skinny, those will be pretty much the only points of contact to your body and hence when you start extending the distance it'll just pull on your skin on those two spots and slide ... Oh well ... Maybe try it if you're a bigger build.

A great product for those that have back pain,have used the belt for a couple of weeks and feel it is helpful, diminishing the back pain enough to get through daily chores. Appreciate that the product is well designed and manufactured. The pump and valve screw take a bit of perseverance but once you get the hang of it, it works well. If your low back hurts, I’d say it is certainly worth a try.👍

Its helpful, but not as much as advertised. Imagine you crank the device to separate your rib cage from your hips while the upper and lower halves each maintain traction against your skin. Well, then what happens to your skin? You can only separate these two pieces by so much before your skin will get stretched to the point that it hurts. I've measured my height before and after my max stretch with this device and was able to achieve +3mm in overall height (originally 5ft 9in). As a reference, after waking up from 6-8hrs of sleep, my height difference is +0.75in which only lasts about 30-60min.

Actually quite effective for the price. It relieved a lot of the stress in my low back due to degenerative discuss disease ( age!)wear it around me for 20 min or so and feel better the rest of the day.

This has changed my life. 30 mins 3 times a day for less than a month has already been amazing. Way better than my inversion chair since the weight is taken off of parts of my spine.

I returned it, didn't seem like it was doing anything. But I may not have had it on correctly. If I had it on correctly, not sure, but it was a little too expensive.