| Are you suffering from neck and shoulder pain? You | | | | find a certified professional who can analyze the |
| are not alone. | | | | cause of your neck problem first. For severe acute |
| Millions of people are suffering from neck pain due to | | | | neck pain resulting from an accident or injury, doctors |
| bad posture, car accident and degenerative changes | | | | usually recommend bed rest, a neck brace or collar, |
| of the disc. Neck pain is almost as common as back | | | | and cold treatment (such as an ice pack) for neck |
| pain in the United States. The number of neck pain | | | | pain relief. |
| sufferers is staggering and appears to be rising. | | | | What is Neck Traction?A common neck pain |
| Between 38 and 50 percent of adults have neck pain. | | | | treatment by chiropractors is neck traction. Neck |
| Causes of Neck Pain | | | | traction is commonly performed to help relieve |
| Pain in the neck can be triggered by pinched nerves, | | | | muscle spasms in the neck and shoulders, and to help |
| neck spasm, stress, trauma, injury, prolonged bad | | | | relieve the pain of pinched nerves in the neck. |
| posture, etc. The pain can range from very mild | | | | During the Cervical traction the weight of the head is |
| discomfort to severe, burning pain. | | | | gently lifted off the neck anatomy and may |
| Whiplash | | | | temporarily decompress pinched nerve roots and |
| Whiplash is a neck injury that most often happens to | | | | result in reduction of herniated intervertebral disk. |
| drivers who are hit unexpectedly from behind by | | | | Visiting a chiropractor is the best way to get useful |
| another car. Most of these injuries are short term, | | | | "adjustments" to the spine. |
| but 10% of whiplash sufferers will have long term | | | | After the treatment you can obtain a neck traction |
| pain. The pain can be so severe that sufferers can | | | | device for home use. Some chiropractors may |
| not work or enjoy a normal lifestyle. Disc | | | | hesitate getting the traction device for you fearing it |
| Degeneration Disc degeneration is a common cause | | | | would result in the loss of your business. |
| of neck pain and most likely appears by middle age. | | | | Keep visiting your chiropractor after you have |
| As we age, the degenerative changes of the discs | | | | received a home traction device. The chiropractic |
| and facet joints of the cervical spine cause neck pain, | | | | adjustment is still beneficial and a chiropractor can |
| usually felt as a stiff neck. | | | | answer your questions about the use of the neck |
| Due to many years of wear and tear, the discs | | | | traction device. |
| become thinner and this causes the spaces between | | | | Neck Traction by AirAn effective and affordable |
| the vertebrae to become narrower. If the nerves in | | | | device is the inflatable neck traction device. Unlike |
| the cervical area are becoming irritated or pinched, | | | | over-the-door traction device the ChiSoft neck |
| this may lead to numbness or tingling in the neck and | | | | traction device does not us a bag of water. |
| shoulders. | | | | Just place it around your neck and pump the inflation |
| Stress and TensionPeople who sit for long periods | | | | bulb until you feel a comfortable stretch. Once the air |
| bending their head build up stress in the cervical spine | | | | traction device is filled up with air, it will lift the weight |
| causing neck pain. The muscles at the back of your | | | | of the head while gently stretching your tight |
| neck must always be tensed to avoid your head | | | | muscles, and relieving joint and nerve pressure. |
| falling forwards when you are sitting. Most common | | | | Start at lower tensions to be certain the treatment |
| example is a computer job. The combination of | | | | does not increase your discomfort level significantly. |
| stress and bad postures causes neck spasm. In most | | | | Start with one traction session per day in |
| cases this type of neck pain can be reduced or | | | | mid-afternoon or evening. Proceed to two sessions |
| eliminated by adjusting the computer position and | | | | per day, one in mid-afternoon and one just before |
| changing some work habits | | | | bedtime. |
| How to treat neck pain?There are many ways to | | | | Air neck traction units are very portable and can be |
| treat neck pain. You can use at-home remedies, | | | | used almost anywhere. The simplicity of the design |
| physical therapy or alternative treatments like seeing | | | | makes it the ideal tool for home or office use. |
| a chiropractor and acupuncturist. It is important to | | | | |