Current devices smear cervical traction with a halter or harness/slide mechanism with the head and neck in selected degree of flexion. The current average protocol includes the use of strains in the 25-50 lb range; the use of an angle of 15° to 20° of flexion for all clinical signs; treatment time of 5-10 minutes; and linear (straight-line) styles of either static or intermittent tension. We have found that none of these typical protocols are useful for giving chronic cervical pain from herniated or progressive disc disease.