Physical therapy and exercise. Physical therapy is the cornerstone of back pain treatment. A physical therapist can apply a variety of treatments, such as heat, ultrasound, electrical stimulation and muscle-release techniques, to your back muscles and soft tissues to reduce pain.
Tie rod. A tie rod is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only. Contents. 1 Subtypes and examples of applications. 2 Physics and engineering principles.
The tie rod end is conical in shape and fits into a conical recess within the knuckle. It usually is not easy to pull the tie rod down out of the knuckle, so I use a crow's foot, shown in the figure, to wedge them apart. Alternately, a tie rod puller or strong wheel puller the right size can help in the removal.