Now that the family is undergoing a major realignment, both parties will have to establish a new set of criteria in regards to parenting.
For some patients, the jaw slides back too far while the person is sleeping, making jaw realignment the ideal approach.
If the slippage is more than 30 degrees, the slipped vertebra may require surgical realignment.
The primary goal of immobilization is to maintain the realignment of a bone long enough for healing to start and progress.
The traction device immobilizes the area and maintains realignment as the bone heals.