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