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A simple, lightweight, portable, lumbar spinal distraction device is provided which employs a frame having concave left and right hand upper leg contacting members for asserting forces against substantially vertically oriented left and right upper leg portions of a user assuming a substantially hori

A simple, lightweight, portable, lumbar spinal distraction device is provided which employs a frame having concave left and right hand upper leg contacting members for asserting forces against substantially vertically oriented left and right upper leg portions of a user assuming a substantially horizontal position. The user pushes the portable frame forward by manually grasping a pair of handles, causing the left and right contacting members to press against the vertically oriented left and right upper leg portions respectively. Increased unilateral traction ability is produced by simply having the user apply extra force to one handle or the other. This will permit users suffering from unilateral pain in the buttocks, hip or leg to obtain a little extra pressure on the symptomatic side. Anyone who has suffered low back pain can relate to the fact that some days the pain feels more right sided and some days more left sided.

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1. A method for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, comprising: a user using a spinal distraction device having no moving parts, for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, and having a pair of left and right handles coupled to individual left and right upper leg contacting members via a frame for ass

1. A method for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, comprising: a user using a spinal distraction device having no moving parts, for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, and having a pair of left and right handles coupled to individual left and right upper leg contacting members via a frame for asserting distraction forces against left and right upper leg portions, respectively, of a user;the user lying in a substantially horizontal position on the user's back with the left and right upper leg portions being substantially vertically oriented; andmaintaining the substantially horizontal position with the left and right upper leg portions being substantially vertically oriented while grasping said handles and while pushing forward on said left and right handles for producing forces asserted against said upper leg portions by said left and right upper leg contacting members, until said forces are sufficient to produce lumbar spinal distraction and lumbar spine traction under full control of the user. 2. A method for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, comprising: a user using a portable spinal distraction device having no moving parts, for effecting lumbar spinal distraction, the spinal distraction device being strong enough to tolerate forces of about 150 pounds and having a pair of left and right handles coupled to individual left and right upper leg contacting members via a frame for asserting distraction forces against left and right upper leg portions, respectively, of a user; said spinal distraction device having no device involving the use of weights or for enabling the user to be tied into the spinal distraction device or inverted with respect to the distraction device;the user lying in a substantially horizontal position on the user's back with the left and right upper leg portions being substantially vertically oriented; andmaintaining the substantially horizontal position with the left and right upper leg portions being substantially vertically oriented while grasping said handles and while pushing forward on said pair of left and right handles for producing forces asserted against said upper leg portions by said left and right upper leg contacting members via the frame, until said forces are sufficient to produce lumbar spinal distraction and lumbar spine traction under full control of the user. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the user selectively applies extra force to one handle or another handle for providing unilateral increased distraction force controlled by the user.