Saunders® Lumbar Home Traction Device

The Saunders® Lumbar Home Traction Device is a portable lumbar traction system designed to deliver low back traction (lumbar stretching) under clinician direction. It’s built for repeatable home use with a controlled pneumatic design and a clear pressure gauge for monitoring force. 

Saunders Lumbar Traction: Indications, Contraindications, Setup, and Clinical Use in PT, Sports Medicine, Chiro, and Athletic Training

Why Clinicians Recommend Home Lumbar Traction

Home traction can help extend the benefits of in-clinic care by enabling consistent, frequent traction sessions—without relying solely on clinic appointments. Patients can perform treatments at home, at work, or while traveling, which can support adherence for longer-term or recurring conditions.

Key Benefits for Patients

• Helps reduce dependence on limited clinic visits by supporting clinician-guided home sessions

• Enables more regular traction routines in everyday environments (home, workplace, travel)

• Can be used as part of a plan to manage ongoing or recurring lumbar symptoms

Features That Support Safe, Controlled Traction

Controlled force application

• Easy-to-read pressure gauge to monitor and adjust traction force during treatment

• Blow-off valve designed to limit how much force can be applied

Clinic-style traction mechanics in a home device

• Split-table design intended to emulate clinical traction positioning and improve consistency

• Low-friction, smoothly moving surface to promote controlled motion during traction

• Pneumatic system (patented) engineered for dependable force accuracy and leak-resistant performance

Portable Setup and Everyday Usability

• Treatments can be performed on a bed (no need to get down on the floor)

• The carrying case doubles as the treatment base, supporting comfortable use and easier storage

• Detachable wheels help with transport between home, clinic, and travel locations

Quick Setup Design Elements

• Delivered as a ready-to-use system intended to streamline home setup

• Non-slip harnessing with belt organizers to speed fitting and positioning

• Pump connection designed for a simple “click-in-place” attachment

Lumbar Traction Treatment Guidelines (Clinician Reference)

Traction may be used as an adjunct for symptoms associated with the conditions below. Protocols should be individualized and performed to patient tolerance and clinical judgment.

*These values are presented as general guideline ranges from the product literature and should be adjusted to patient presentation and tolerance.

Practical positioning notes (from the guidelines)

• Build toward the recommended force/time gradually; for acute or irritable cases, some protocols start with shorter sessions (e.g., 3–5 minutes) and progress.

• More lumbar flexion can be achieved with pillows/bolsters under the knees.

• More lumbar extension can be achieved by adding a towel/wedge under the lumbar region or by using the device in the prone position.

Ordering Information

Part Number: 199603—Saunders® Lumbar Home Traction Device 

Accessories

Part Number: 199633—Saunders Replacement Lumbar Hand Pump