12/07/2018

"Why Do They Sell So Many Travel Neck Pillows?”

You see, when you travel you need a good neck support roll. At home one can get a good sleeping neck pillow; one can even use the twist pillow at home.

At Arc4life we have a great sleeping pillow that can be used in a new location like a hotel. We also have our memory foam twist pillow for the actual trip.

The U-Shaped pillows can be good but why not have something great. The Twist Neck Pillow can be used like a “U” or something else. I like to bend one side of that “U” upward, allowing you to lean against a wall or something similar.

One can also put it under their legs or behind their back. Guess what, don’t limit it to “just for travel” one use. I use it in the house for napping all the time!

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10/24/2018

Travel On The Airplane



So I’m traveling out of state and I need something to sleep with on the plane. I actually need something to rest with during my lay over in Atlanta.

When I travel on the plane I often feel like my head is pushed forward. The twist pillow fits behind the neck supporting the natural C-curve.

Yo can also bend it so you get the neck support and also have a comfortable rest against the wall or window.

The easy to use snap at the end allows you to attach it to a suitcase. This comes in handy because I’m not checking this smaller suitcase and want my pillow where I can quickly grab it.

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9/26/2018

Injury From Overuse...


This kinda thing easily happen. In this case it was someone learning to play golf. They thought they were fine but the next day their shoulder was very sore.

All that swinging of the club when they weren’t used to it. Not to beginners will have more mis-hits. You know those hits that take up more turf than a racing thoroughbred or those thin shots that send shock waves into your back.

None-the-less, whatever the activity, be aware you can “over-do it”! Keep that I mind and treat any areas you need to. Use the “V” side of your pillow.

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9/21/2018

Injured Playing With The Kids



Nope, it’s nothing to be embarrassed about; it can happen to anyone. My little guy for example likes to wrestle. That’s fine but just know that, once in a while, you may get injured.

For example, he calls it “playing with cushions”. He may make a fort, jump on then, use then as battering rams, you name it...

Either way, I have a bad habit of leading with my head. I don’t know if I turned to quick or took a jolt to the head, either way my neck hurt.



Now this can happen playing basketball outside, even Xbox by the tv.

The bottom line here is to let it heal up and do the right things to let your body do that naturally.

Injured playing with kids, let it heal, do that naturally.

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9/03/2018



HEY, IF NASA RECOMMENDS IT... Visit Arc4life.com for your online selection of cervical support neck pillows, orthopedic pain relief products and Home traction units. Products for neck pain and back pain relief.

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8/22/2018

It’s Good To Air Out The House And Get Some Fresh Air!



As the years go on we seem to have a more indoor lifestyle; more computer or phone time logged, more tv time, just plain more time inside somewhere.

There are often many chemicals right in the house, so if for nothing else, it’s good to air out the house for this reason. It becomes a bit easier when the temperature outside is nice. I understand how this is much tougher if you live in the north. If you live in a colder climate you can still open up the home, it will just be for shorter period.

When I was younger I recall sitting and watching tv or reading, then I would suddenly feel cold. It would be because it was in the north, where I used to live, and the windows were all open.

Yep, my mother used to do this 40 years ago. It’s even more important now!

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8/07/2018

Breathing Exercise You Can Easily Do!



Like the Dr says: "Oxygen is Life"! We need air to survive, preferably clean, fresh air...

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7/11/2018

Breathing Exercises: Why Are They Good?



We all need to breathe to live. Breathing fresh, clean air is best. I say that because we don’t necessarily get that all the time.

For example, those of you who live in the north have your house closed up much of the year. That’s one reason exercise outside can be good; it gets you breathing more, and breathing outside air. In northern climates you are often all closed up, and you are breathing the recycled inside air. The same hold true for the heat of the summer - you are often inside with the air on...

I really like to go outside in the early morning and do my breathing exercises - it gets my body going, plus it’s good for me!

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5/21/2018

Loosen Up The Neck



Every time you do these motions, your neck gets a little looser...

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5/14/2018

The More Weapons I Have To Defeat My Neck Pain The Better...



Think of it like a game, the more ways you have to win the game the better chance you have to get better. So the more ways you have to take care of the pain that is ailing you, you have a better chance of getting back to a hundred percent health.

So let’s talk more specifically about neck pain. First you need to know where is the pain is. Is it right side or left side, does it move around, etc... Second, you need to ask yourself “what is the pain level”?, meaning how severe that you could rank it from 0 to 10 with 10 being the most severe and zero being no pain. Third you need to know what makes it better and what makes it worse? It also helps to know how long it’s been there and if the pain travels anywhere.

The more ways that you could deal with the pain or fight the pain, the better. If you’ve dealt with it in the past you may be able to rid yourself of it easier.

Typically, if I have neck pain, I get adjusted. Next, I may use heat or ice. Ice tends to work better if things feel very inflamed. Often times if pain is acute or just started happening. Heat, or a hot shower, if pain has been there longer time is more chronic. Third, I may try a natural gel like Biofreeze.(link)

The bottom line is that you want to get rid of the preferably naturally. If you just take something, you are covering up the pain and it could be getting worse. “How to Get Rid of Pain” - m.wikihow.com. Down the road it may be much harder to get rid of it.

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4/30/2018

Just Because It’s Broken, It Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Fix It!

My son seems to have broken his Basketball hoop that’s inside the house. This way it can go up and stay where we put it so for example when you turn five you move your hoop to height five. When he’s six you can move it up to six, or just move it up whenever he’s ready. Of course, somehow he broke the piece that holds the hoop up at that level,so we have to find something to hold the hoop at that level.

What do we do?; we can’t find that piece? Well, you must improvise. It’s analogous to your neck or spine. If you can’t fix it one way - try another. Whether that method is not feasible for you, or you’ve found something that works better. “Just Do It”!

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4/16/2018



No one ever wants to get used to their pain. Keep working on getting rid of it. It's your main priority!

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4/09/2018

“My Neck Hurts All The Time”



It’s no fun to be in pain, especially if it’s all the time! You need to ask yourself “What am I doing or not doing that is causing or not causing this pain?” Or “What is making it worse or better?”

The big thing to know is that it most likely won’t get better on its own, and may very get worse as time goes on.

So, here’s a few things to start doing:
  • Start using a neck pillow - you may not be used to one, so it can take some getting used too.
  • Have a daily neck stretch and exercise routine. The key here is “regular”. Even when things are feeling better, you need to stick with your regimen.
  • Let the hot water from the shower soak on that neck. It’s like a hot pack relaxing and loosening muscles.
With these things that neck won’t be hurting all-the-time. Also, because of that, it won’t be on your mind constantly.

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3/30/2018

It’ll Get Better On It’s Own



Well, it’s always nice to hope. When we are talking neck pain, it probably won’t get on it’s own.

Chances are that if the pain magically disappears, it’s still there getting worse. Remember that your body only feels a small percentage of nerve pressure.

Unfortunately, that means there can be a problem in the body, and you may not know it’s there.

All-the-while, things could be getting worse. When this issue resurfaces, the problem may be much worse. It also doesn’t “go away” very easily.

So if you have pain or problem, you should address it, because, even if it does seem to go away, chances are that it’s still there.

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3/23/2018

“My Neck Doesn’t Move Much?”



Here are the neck ranges or ROM’s courtesy of livestrong.com

Flexion, which is tilting forward is 40-50 degrees
Extension or tilting back is 45-70 degrees
Rotation Right or Left (turning)60-80 degrees
Lateral Flexion is bending or tilting to the side Right or Left is 45 degrees.

Someone who feels that their neck doesn’t reach these may have built up a certain amount of arthritis. He/She may have also had a neck injury causing one or more of those ranges to be decreased.
A good thing to do is to periodically stretch the neck and put it through some ROM’s. Doing this everyday will gradually improve that range of motion.

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3/09/2018

My neck is Unique...



Sometimes you can't beat a hands on treatment. That doesn't mean you can't do it on yourself...

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Normal Neck Movement



Our neck can move more than our low back. They both can take injury however.

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2/23/2018

No Two Neck’s Are Alike...

When it comes down to it, you have to take care of yourself. Don’t rely on your doctor to take care of you because you’ll find yourself taking more and more medicine.-

That being said - you really need to know what’s going on so you could fix it. That’s often a problem in today’s medicine they don’t try to really fix anything they don’t really try to figure out what’s caused the problem, because if they did then they would be able make it 100% better. “The Diseases We Aren't Curing—And Why”- timeinc.net

Think about it - you can’t say the “cure” word because we can’t cure anything or at least say we can so you have to try to get things better. Now, if you have a billion-dollar pharmaceutical company are you going to make certain that company always makes a profit. You can’t eradicate the problem probably because you’re billion dollar company, all-of-a-sudden, can make zero dollars putting that company out of business.

"There must be a better way!" Developing cures and getting compensated for that or something?

Either way, you really have to take good care of yourself because nobody else ready and do it for you.

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2/08/2018



Whether your case requires only a few adjustments or many, the bottom line is that it's all natural!

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2/01/2018

Sometimes An Adjustment Or Two And I’m Pain Free...

Sometimes you may need more adjustments. If your doc is working, however, to make a structural change, your doctor may see you many more times, over a longer period of time.

Not only that, the patient will need to do real Neck Traction and neck exercises. For example, someone with a loss of their neck curvature will get adjusted, do neck traction, and head retraction exercises.

Your doctor may do pre and post X-rays even. Getting things structurally corrected will keep pain occurrences away and/or lessen them significantly.

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1/25/2018

Just Get It Adjusted...



I you feel like somethings not right; an adjustment will always help. So when in doubt - just get adjusted.

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1/18/2018

Sometimes You Just Need An Adjustment...



When your neck is really hurting sometimes an adjustment is what is needed. Oh yeah, it can be the neck, low back, middle back, or somewhere else

I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve said to my spouse “can you adjust my neck?” In a matter of seconds, my neck is good and I’m feeling great.

The best thing for most of us is to just make a regular appointment at your Chiropractor.

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1/11/2018

Pillows on "The Doctors"



What you'll notice here is that all of these pillows have the Traction Pillow's properties. The traction pillow has a neck roll built into both sides, it doesn't retain heat, and it's very comfortable...

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1/05/2018



Try these simple stretches - The lateral neck stretch can be done anywhere!

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1/04/2018

"I Just Can't Get Comfortable With My Neck Pillow...Help"



Sometimes going from no curve in the neck to using a pillow that puts a curve in, isn't the most comfortable thing. This is why we often recommend someone starts off gradually. A big change too quickly can make you sore. We want to make that change for you gradual.

It's really like anything else that you haven't done, or haven't done in a long time. Your body and/or muscles aren't used to it. So when we say start gradually, it may just mean yo use it for 20 minutes and go back to your old pillow.

It really depends on someone's neck. If they have no curve at all or maybe a reversed curve (kyphotic neck) it can take longer to make the change. Since you really won't know what your neck curve looks like without an x-ray, start gradual either way.

If you get used to it right away - great! However, if you are reading this you may just have to gradually get used to your pillow.

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