Pillow Height for Neck Pain: How to Choose
The right pillow height keeps your head level with your spine. Side sleepers need more height, set by shoulder width; back sleepers need less.
Neck
Neck pain, pinched nerves, stiffness and neck-related headaches, explained by a physiotherapist.
Neck and Shoulder Pain From Driving for Work
Neck pain from driving usually comes from long spells in one position. The common problems, plus seat, mirror and break setup in specific numbers.
Neck Nerve Root Block or Epidural Injection: Recovery
After a cervical epidural or nerve root block, most people rest a day. Relief usually starts in 3 to 7 days and, when it helps, lasts weeks to months.
Sleeping Position for Neck Pain: What Helps
Back or side sleeping is usually easier on a sore neck than stomach sleeping. Keep the head level with the spine; no single position suits everyone.
Driving With Neck or Shoulder Pain: Car Setup
Neck pain while driving often eases with a supported seat, a close wheel and breaks every 30 to 60 minutes. Drive only if you can check blind spots.
Preparing for Posterior Neck Surgery
Cervical laminectomy and laminoplasty make room for the spinal cord from the back of the neck. How to prepare at home and what to ask your surgeon.
Laminoplasty and Laminectomy Recovery: What to Expect
After laminoplasty or laminectomy, most people go home in 2 to 4 days. Nerve and spinal cord recovery often continues for a year or more.
Preparing for Cervical Disc Replacement
Cervical disc replacement removes a damaged neck disc and fits a moving artificial disc. How to prepare at home and what to ask your surgeon.
Cervical Disc Replacement Recovery: What to Expect
After cervical disc replacement, many people return to desk work in 2 to 6 weeks and most daily activity by 3 months. Nerve recovery can take longer.
RSI in the Neck and Shoulders: Repetitive Strain Explained
RSI in the neck and shoulders is an umbrella term for pain from repeated load with too little recovery. What sits under it, early signs and work changes.