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cervical traction pillow versus other pillows; pillows
Topic Started: 18 Jun 2013, 10:43 AM (622 Views)
teachingassistant
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Hi I have recently had adr and fusion in my neck the problem Im finding is I cant get comfortable at night and wake up with upper back pain mainly on my right side which I tend to sleep and where I was having discomfort and pain before the op. I am thinking about changing my pillow and I have seen one on the arc4life website which looks good but the downfall is the price which works out about £75 eq to 118 dollars and shipped from America but not sure if it will work my question really is after adr and fusion neck surgery is there anyone who could recommend a pillow do I go for a cervical traction pillow or normal plz any advice is welcome.
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For goodness sake don't go spending £75 on a pillow, I'm not sure if you've had physiotherapy or if you know a physiotherapist but they will be the best people to advise you as to what will be suitable for you.

At the moment I'm sleeping with an inverted V type pillow and taking the pressure off my neck and on my area below my shoulders. I don't think it cost £5 and it's being very helpful at the moment, sort of sleeping on my lower back area or between my lower back and shoulders. The only problem is that you tend to snore, and also wake up with a dry mouth but that's not a big price to pay, and anyway you're making a good recovery so that should not be necessary for much longer

If you wanted you could use a number of pillows rather than going for specialist ones or no pillow at all. My physiotherapist is really good recommending stuff like this and quite often has the item in stock himself which would save you a fortune in postage from America as well..
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Alastair :D
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