Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion Helpful Tips a "gadget" that really helps my neck when its bad

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Ease-Neck-and...5951&sr=8-1

you might not think there is much to this gadget. and when my neck isn't too bad, it doesn't really do too much.

but my neck got messed up again this past weekend from driving in the car. and my upper back started to tighten up in response. slept and woke with very bad neck pain and killer occipital headache.

laid on this gadget for ~15 minutes or so, and it really worked! i was amazed!

i have bone spurs / osteophytes along the left side of C2/C3 as identified on an MRI 1.5 years ago.

so the bone spurs press on the nerves, causing the upper back to spasm, causing the shoulder blade and the ribs to be pulled at. all kinds of horrible pain from this cascade.

but this $20-$30 gadget, it works pretty well.

if you have neck problems, it may be something you can consider.

My neck problems have become horrible. I will try one of these next paycheck.

i hope you find relief with it.

i was actually quite amazed that i did. seemed much too simple. it still gets irritated when i drive, sit too long, sit in bad chairs, etc etc.

but at least right now i have something that calms it down in between.

wish we all lived close together so we could try one another's gadgets

Yeah. It would be nice. Unfortunately I am a lone duck around here it seems. Oh well, just makes me *unique*

Thank's Sue,

I am all up for a gadget that work's. My neck is a mess and I get satellite pain all around that area and migraine's. Worth a try. Thank you!
Pea

Cool! Thanks for sharing that. Ihave a really hard time sleeping, especially if I miss my LDN, and my neck is on eof the worst culpris

as long as we have one another, we are not lone ducks!

i know what you mean though; i certainly felt that way til i found all of you

last night i had a deadline to meet, but was tired and neck starting to act up, so laid on the floor at 1:30 am "for a few minutes" using this neck gadget. woke at 5 am! neck and upper back muscles feeling so much better. for my problem (bone spurs pressing on nerves), this is working quite well right now. as i've said over and over, i'm simply amazed by that. as when the neck becomes really involved, its one of the worst pains there is.....affecting my head, headaches, neck, upper back, shoulder, etc etc. can't believed i've gotten it this much back under control in less than a week. of course i will now continue to drive with my ice pack behind my upper back until further notice preventatively.

hi bridget,

i decided (so i'd never be without) to get a second one, so i could leave one at home and have one at work. just bought it on amazon for less than $30 ($23 plus ~$5 shipping and handling). placed the order a few nights ago and it arrived at my house yesterday

i took the round thingy that comes with the bed in a bag.... put a pillow cover over it and use that when its bad. its perfect... what are those things called its a ......
cylinder..
gosh it took me forever to remember that word too.