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Review on Ease Neck And Shoulder Pain With Cervical Traction Device - Chiropractic Pillow For Cervical Spine Alignment, TMJ Pain Relief, And Neck Stretching (Dark Blue) by Alec Winsor

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Reserving Judgement

I've had neck and shoulder issues since the age of 25. No accidents, just chose poorly from my gene pool. Arthritis, stenosis, spondylosis, ridiculopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome (had MRIs yesterday on 4 areas for the diagnosis of the last one - will correct if it's something else - and to get the lay of the land with the rest), disc degeneration . . . I think that's everything.I just did my 10 minutes and Man did that hurt my arms, yikes! I can take a lot of pain of varying sorts, but the stretching variety I don't tolerate well. My fingers started doing all sorts of weird twitching and dancing so I released some of the tension by lowering my arms from a football field post configuration to more of a W kind of position. That was Intense! I have been assigned the "stand with your back to the wall and slowly raise your arms as you're pressing them against the wall," exercise, and that is highly uncomfortable as well. With time it should get better.Having described the arm discomfort (to severely understate, ha!), my neck does feel better. I still have the sensation of my muscles being tie downs for my jaw, but it did release a little. I'll take it after nearly 25 years of pain! A little is a lot when you live with this day in and day out.For comparison, I have an inversion table. I feel more relief from this than I do my inversion table, and at 5% of the cost it's an Excellent place to start. The inversion table does help with the rest of my spine, but the neck and shoulders are where I have the most tightness and trouble. If I reach under my car seat wrong, I won't be able to move my head more than an inch for three weeks.I'll do my best to return after a couple weeks of using this for an update. I tend to forget to use things if I start feeling better so no news is good news!PS: I got the blue sea monster variety.

Pros
  • Ergonomic design fits comfortably around the neck and head
Cons
  • May not be recommended for those with respiratory issues