When comparing the VAS scale after the application of Pozzi tenaculum and cannula ( EMLA 1.06 , placebo 3.34 , 95 % CI : 1.495-3 .065 ) and after cervical traction ( EMLA 2.54 , placebo 3.46 , 95 % CI : 0.034-1 .806 ) , significantly less pain was experienced by the EMLA group than the placebo group : P = 0.000 and P = 0.042 , respectively .