Figures & data
Figure 1 The first WHT hanger equipment constructed by Moll in 1953.
Abbreviation: WHT, weightbath hydrotraction treatment.
Figure 2 The WHT equipment consisting of A) the steel arch named “lyre” and two armpit support bars, on which B) the patient is suspended, C) the collar covered by plastic spongy material, and D) the extra lead weights applied on the ankle.
Figure 3 One-point suspension mode. A) Upright standing position with B) distribution of compressive and decompressive loads along the spinal column; C) cervical suspension in water with D) diagrams of active tensile forces and extra weight loads along the spinal column.
