Available Natural Pain Treatments

There are many natural pain treatments available
such as chiropractic and acupuncture

You've been to your doctors because of your neck pain .What else can you do? By the way, other than pain medication, they took xrays and even sent you to physical therapy; but no substantial results...

If you go to your doctors you are most likely going to get a prescription. Some doctors will keep prescribing medication over and over again. In that case,  see another doc if you can.

Some great treatments that are natural would be chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage. You can even combine any of these treatments sometimes for faster results. Some call them alternative medicine. Nowadays, anything that's not drugs or surgery, is given this title. Acupunture has actually be in existence much longer than allopathic medicine, and things like chiropractic and massage may not have been called chiropractic but has been used for hundreds of years.

A couple other notables are: supplements, relaxation type therapies, hypnosis. I even am aware of someone turn things around by laughter (watching comedy 24-7). Now, I'm not saying this works for you, but there is no harm in trying.

The cervical traction pillow helps to take pressure off nerves and align the spine naturally. To learn more visit arc4life.com

Additional Reading Resources

• Home remedies guide
• Neck Pain Relief Treatments that are all natural
• Treat a Stiff Neck Naturally at Home
• The Hunch Back Posture. How to Treat this area of the Upper Back that Sticks out. 
• What Does Forward Head Posture Look Like?

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Finally, a pillow that helps my poor, damaged neck!

Recently on Amazon, a customer wrote a Review for the Arc4life Linear Gravity Neck Pillow Small Size:

I love my Linear Gravity Neck Pillow, and am purchasing my 2nd one now. I've used my Linear Gravity for almost 2 years, and it is time to replace it. I'm checking Amazon to see if the price is lower; it would be if Amazon carried the medium size, and Amazon has free shipping. Dang it Amazon; where's the medium?? Before purchasing my pillow, I contacted the company that makes them; I needed help figuring out which pillow to purchase and what size pillow would be best for me. Originally I was going to purchase the Arc4life Cervical Traction pillow. The company customer service staffer asked me what kind of neck/health issues I had; when I told them I have fibromyalgia and a history of whiplash, they said I should definitely go with the Linear Gravity rather than the traction pillow because the Linear Gravity is softer and the Traction pillow is simply too much for those with fibromyalgia. The company rarely recommends the traction pillow for those with fibromyalgia.



When I asked about sizing, I was told that most people should use the medium size pillow; they recommend the small pillow for travel purposes and for children. The Amazon description mentions this: "This Small Linear Gravity neck Pillow is great for traveling and perfect for the Pediatric patient." If I remember correctly, the large pillow is for really tall men.

The pillow is soft, but sizing is very important with this pillow. I've never, ever been a soft pillow person, and I did worry about the softness issue when I ordered the pillow. While the Linear Gravity pillow is soft, if you purchase the right size of the pillow, you will likely have excellent neck support even though the pillow is soft. The different size neck rolls on each pillow can also help with the softness issue. Because of the indentation in the center of the pillow, the stuffing doesn't shift around like it would in a regularly shaped pillow.

I don't know if other reviewers experimented with the different size neck rolls on their pillows; essentially you have 4 different sized neck rolls on the pillow. I have found this to be very useful. The center of the pillow is deeper on one side and more shallow on the other side. Some nights I need the large/deep end and other nights I do better with the large shallow end. This pillow does take time to get used to and you need to experiment with the different sides of the pillow to see which of the neck-roll sides work best for you. However, the pillow is so much better than using a towel roll or cervical pillow roll with a regular pillow.

There are some videos on youtube that can help folks decide which size and which pillow is best for them. However, I recommend calling the company for help with the decision. I wasn't asked to purchase the pillow by phone, and wasn't pressured to purchase the pillow when I called.



Before purchasing the Linear Gravity, I looked at the Core brand pillows. They are very firm. My physical therapist never recommends the Core because they are so firm. Today I noticed that Core has a softer version of their pillow now; I haven't seen one in person so I can't compare it with the Linear Gravity pillow. Even though the cost is less for the Core soft version, the Linear Gravity pillow works brilliantly for me so I'm sticking with it.

I was disappointed by the side-sleeping feature of the pillow; the butterfly sides do not work for me at all. I change to a different pillow whenever I sleep on my side. I am primarily a back sleeper though, so this hasn't been a problem for me. This is probably not be the pillow for or those who sleep on both their back and side each night, unless they are ok with changing pillows to sleep on their side.

I used to wake up with a very stiff/sore neck and morning headaches and even migraines. I have many fewer morning headaches and rarely have morning migraines anymore.

While I am replacing my pillow (I've worn it out), I plan to save my current one for travel. The pillow has lasted as long as a regularly shaped, good quality pillow.

I think the pillow is worth the price and the time to adjust to it. In my opinion, this is probably the best pillow for those with fibromyalgia and those with a history of whiplash. It is probably a good pick for those with TMJ issues as well since it keeps one's head in the proper alignment. 

Source: Finally, A Pillow that helps my poor, damged neck! 

Additional Reading Resources:

• The Arc4life Linear Gravity Pillow for Fibromyalgia
• Pressure on the Upper Nerves Often Causes Headaches
• The Arc4life Linear Gravity Pillow Now Come in a Firm Level of Support
• The Top 10 Gifts for Neck Pain Sufferers
• Proper Neck Posture

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"I hurt My Neck Working Out..."

In today's day and age, it seems that all the workouts are very intense. You have heard of the intense work outs such as p90x, Insanity, or BootCamp Training- they all appear to be very physically tough. The chances of becoming injured are greater. There are times when we strain our necks or backs. Safety is key; and I'm not saying these workouts are not safe, they are. If you notice the instructors all preach safety. We all know from doing exercise, if you hurt yourself then you can't work out for days or even weeks.

That being said, one of the most common injuries we see is a neck or back one. Think of it, you're pushing yourself to do another 5 reps of your last set of abs. Your neck was hurting a bit, but you wanted to push through the pain. The next day you wake up, barely able to move your neck. What Happened? You may have pushed it too much and strained your neck!

Now, not only can you not work out for awhile, but you have to deal with pain constantly.

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Additional Reading Resources

• A Positive Connection Between Alzheimer Patients and Exercise
• Choose the Best Neck Pillow
• Remedy for a Stiff Neck
• Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain Through Exercise
• Cervical Spinal Stenosis treatment

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Can I Get Whiplash from a Fall?

Can one get whiplash from a fall? You bet. Think of this, you're in a car accident and hit from behind - your head whips back and forth a few times. Do  you think  the same things happens if you are om the basketball court and get completely clobbered by a defender? Or maybe slip on the ice and fall on your back?The answer to that one is a resounding yes. Same Thing!

Your head, neck and spine gets flung forward and back. The biggest thing when this happens ist hat you can lose our very important neck curve. Remember that optimal c spine curve is somewhere between 30 degrees to 60 degrees. The arc4life traction pillow and using a traction unit is a great way to restore that curvature.

Additional reading resources:

• What to Do After a Motor Vehicle Whiplash Accident.
• How does Whiplash Occur?
• Neck Traction for restoring the curve in your neck
• Arc4life traction pillow FAQ's
• Simple Tips to Keep a Healthy Neck

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The Traction Pillow is Two Pillows in One

Rotate the pillow for support and traction

As you can see from the pictures above one of its many features is that you can rotate the pillow and have something completely different to sleep on. The traction pillow is two pillows in one. The 1st picture is the traction side of the traction pillow. The next picture is the Linear Gravity side of the pillow. The actual full name is the Arc4life Cervical Linear Traction Neck Pillow.

• Arc4life Cervical Traction neck Pillow FAQ's
• Top 10 Factors To Consider when choosing a Neck Pillow
• Exercises for the Neck
• What is the Hump On My Neck?
• What is Tech Neck?

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