The nurse explains that the major advantage of the halo device over the Gardner-Wells tongs is that the halo device:
1. separates the cervical vertebrae.
2. allows the patient out of bed.
3. aligns the cervical spine.
4. relieves pain.
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The halo device and the Gardner-Wells tongs do exactly the same thing in terms of separa-tion and alignment. The only advantage of the halo device is the mobility it allows. Neither traction modality specifically relieves pain.
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