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Halter traction is used for short term cervical traction for minor neck injuries like whiplash without fractures. It can also be used conservatively to treat herniated disks in the neck. Children with cervical fractures can also sometimes be treated with halter traction instead of pins since their skulls are too fragile. However, halter traction can be uncomfortable and cause jaw pain, and it is difficult to control flexion and extension of the neck. When using halter traction, the patient should lie flat on their back with the bed level, though the head can be elevated with blocks or by raising the back of the bed.

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Halter traction is used for short term cervical traction for minor neck injuries like whiplash without fractures. It can also be used conservatively to treat herniated disks in the neck. Children with cervical fractures can also sometimes be treated with halter traction instead of pins since their skulls are too fragile. However, halter traction can be uncomfortable and cause jaw pain, and it is difficult to control flexion and extension of the neck. When using halter traction, the patient should lie flat on their back with the bed level, though the head can be elevated with blocks or by raising the back of the bed.

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Halter traction is used for short term cervical traction.

Uses include minor neck injuries without obvious fractures e.g. Whiplash injury, neck muscle spasm, conservative treatment of cervical disk lesions. Children with cervical fractures can also be treated without skeletal pins as their skull is too fragile to withstand pins. Problems with Halter Traction
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Uncomfortable Tempero-mandibular pain ontraindicated in mandible fractures Difficult to control flexion extension

POSITION OF BED AND PATIENT 1. If possible, position the patient flat on back with the bed in the level position, unless otherwise prescribed by the physician. 2. Additional countertraction may be accomplished by putting the head of the bed on elevation blocks, or by raising the back rest.

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