Effect of a Traction Exercise Neck Brace on Cervical Spondylopathy Radiculopathy: A Clinical Study and Finite Element Analysis

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Effect of TENB on the structure of cervical vertebra. (a) Intervertebral foramen spacing. (b) Zygapophyseal joint spacing. (c) Uncovertebral joint spacing. (d) Anterior and (e) posterior intervertebral disc spacing. Angle values in the abscissa stand for the different angles of traction force.

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