A Dream Come True
The cervical neck traction device is a solution I have hoped for over the course of two decades.<br /><br />I have degenerative joint and disk disease.  I have already had two cervical neck fusion surgeries and am trying to delay yet another one.  I am frequently in severe pain but refuse to take pain pills as I want to keep my wits about me.  For the past two months, I have been getting acupuncture and aggressive massage to help reduce the pain and to again allow me to look to my left direction.<br /><br />I have told my wife for years now that I wished I had some sort of home traction machine.  Over those years, I would sit on the floor Indian styled and she would lift from under my jaw in an attempt to remove some of the pressure.  I also have an inversion table.  Recently I was on that table and wearing my motorcycle helmet to provide some targeted stretching but with little benefit.<br /><br />I want to note how pleased I am with this device.  I have used it repeatedly over the past week to give it a thorough testing.  The results are wonderful.  To go from extreme pain one moment to little or no pain 15 minutes later is great.  Moreover, that pain relief often last for a day.<br /><br />It does take one or two times using this device to get used to wearing it.  I have a thick football player type of neck, so this device initially had a tendency to ride up my neck muscles.  However, I now learned to first slightly snug pump the device up and then hold it down and back under my neck while it inflated the device to very firm.  Once it was inflated, I made an effort to further stretch my neck back and over the top edges of the device.  I wear this device no more than 15 minutes a day, usually while watching TV.<br /><br />The device has two long straps that go across the neck opening and velcros to the opposite side.  I keep the lower strap loose enough that it does not touch my throat.  The upper strap firmly snugs up under my chin and jaws.  The only down side is that it does take a lot of pumping to inflate the device.  I generally inflate it half way, close the pump wheel, and rest for a few seconds.  The balance of the inflation can be made with the pump wheel barely open so you do not have to fight too much with air trying to escape.<br /><br />This device has answered my dream.  I am very pleased with the results and with the sturdiness of this product, I expect it to provide relief for years to come.  I now hope to delay another surgery for several years.<br /><br />Before I purchase any product, I read the reviews written by others in order to help form my opinion.  I now wish to pay it forward to future shoppers who may be considering this product by writing this product assessment.  I received a discount on this product in exchange for an honest review.  No amount of discount is worth my integrity so I will call it as I see it.
Rating: 5 stars