Intersegmental traction is often referred to as "the roller bed". This treatment is applied by lying on your back on a soft table while a rolling apparatus moves slowly up and down your spine. This gentle and comfortable "rolling" or "tractioning" motion is designed to increase range of motion and flexibility of the spine.

By softly putting the spinal column in motion while simultaneously stretching the other components that affect the spine’s health, namely the muscles and ligaments, the intersegmental traction table completes multiple different tasks all at once. These alterior muscles help the spine in terms of forming posture and proper alignment, and in working to improve the structure of the spine and the muscular complexion at the same time, chiropractors can get a lot done in one session.