Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction. Isabelle's legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks
traction is process of your tires gripping the road Also referred to as "hooking up " When people say "I have no traction" it means that when they take off from a dead start that their tires spin instead of catching the ground and putting the car into motion
(orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Motorized intermittent traction places a gentle stretch on the spine to separate the vertebrae and relieve direct nerve pressure It also takes the stress off the discs between the vertebrae This stretching effect of the disc creates a suction action and lets the disc absorb more blood and healing nutrients, thus allowing it to heal more quickly Traction is most often used on the neck and low back
scar tissue forming on the retina grows into vitreous humor, causing the eyeball and the retina to pull away from each other
An old form of conservative treatment that attempts to relieve pain by stretching the spine, in part or as a whole It can be done by hand or with a variety of machines, some of which turn you upside down
The act of drawing or pulling, as by an elastic or spring force A pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a distal direction
Erosional movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface Occurs in all erosional mediums (air, water and ice)
Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug