How Does a Tens Unit Work on Muscle Spasm- Pain comes from electroechemical impulses relaying the pain message. A TENS unit interrupts this pathway. T.E.N.S stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is often used to treat low back pain and neck pain. Tens units use a low voltage electrical current to induce pain relief. Continue Reading Article
Neck Exercises- Learn effective neck stretches and strengthening exercises for the cervical spine
End Neck Pain by Improving Posture- How Proper Posture Improves Your Spine Relieving Nerve Pressure- How does posture have anything to do with neck pain?--Neck pain comes from pressure on the nerves. How does this happen?--Usually pressure from a misaligned neck spine. When your spine is misaligned (some call that subluxated) it does not move like it should and in turn creates inflammation in that area. Either out-of-alignment spinal vertebrae (spinal bones) put direst pressure on nerves or the inflammation, or built up degeneration causes the pressure. Continue Reading Article
How to Reduce the Chances of Getting A Stiff Neck- A Stiff Neck.... Horrible especially when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is going to be one painful day. You are stiff, your neck hurts, you cannot turn your head, even brushing your teeth hurts. We get questions about how to treat a stiff neck all the time. Continue Reading Article
How To Avoid Neck Pain While Doing Abs- If you do your Abdominal crunches correctly with proper form, there is no reason to suffer from neck pain or sore neck. One of the biggest mistakes that people make is that involve there neck muscles while doing these exercises- that is a NO-NO. Bringing your head and neck forward puts unnecessary pressure on the neck and it is not healthy. So when you do your abdominal crunch look at the ceiling.Continue Reading Article
Looking for a gift from someone who suffers from neck pain? Well here are some ideas. Whether the neck pain is from muscle pain, stiff neck, a sprain/strain, a whiplash, stenosis in the neck, arthritis in the cervical spine, or even forward head posture- then check out this article:
If you have been recently diagnosed with a herniated disc or a bulging disc, your Doctor may have recommended cervical traction to you. You may also have had neck traction as one of the therapies you had during your physical therapy or chiropractic visit. Most patients are recommended an over the door neck traction device but there are so many other traction units on the market today that you should check out before you make a decision
With so many traction units on the market today, knowing which cervical traction unit is best for YOU can be a decision that is hard to make.
One of the traction units that I am fond of is called the Neck Pain Relief Shop's trac-collar traction unit. Image wearing a neck collar that you can inflate, both on the right and on the left. Available in two sizes (see below)
Dr. Bellinger, A chiropractor in Glastonbury Recommends this traction unit for someone with a pinched nerve in the neck
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A pinched nerve in the neck can be a royal pain in the neck, literally speaking. It can cause numbess and tingling, weakness, a change in sensation, and just overall pain. What is a recommended treatment for a pinched nerve in the neck ( from a herniated or bulging disc for example)? One treatment is traction of the cervical spine. This squidoo article talks about the different neck traction units available on the market today that are recommended by doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, and other health professionals: The Pronex, the Posture Pump, the Trac Collar and good old fashioned over the door neck traction - just to name a few!!