Complications can only occur if all the necessary contraindications and precautions are not ruled out. These are as under:

(1) ligamentous instability

(2) Any spinal condition in which structural integrity is compromised, such as osteomyelitis, diskitis, primary or metastatic tumor, spinal cord tumor, severe osteoporosis

(3) Stretch Forces to areas of Spinal Hypermobility

(4) Acute Sprain, Strains, and inflammation or any painful symptoms aggravated by initial traction procedures.

(5) Any Spinal condition or disease process in which movement is contraindicated.

(6) Severe Haemorrhoids

(7) clinical signs of myelopathy

(8) severe anxiety

(9) untreated hypertension & Cardiovascular disease

(10) midline herniated nucleus pulposus

(12) restrictive lung disease

(13) active peptic ulcer

(14) hernia

(15) aortic aneurysm

(16) pregnancy

(17) Patients with respiratory problems or who develop claustrophobia when placed in the traction apparatus.