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The air neck traction is a cervical traction that is made of flannel and rubber, and uses air to tract the joints and structure in the neck.
Our necks are very complex structures that contain:
Just ANY of these structures getting injured or strain can cause neck pains, aches or discomforts. In severe cases, it can be debilitating and even disabling too.
If the nerves are compressed, patients may experience nerve-related deficits, such as tingling, numbness, dull aches etc.
And how the air neck traction comes to play is that when it's worn around the neck, and gradually inflated, it can help "hold up" the weight of the head, supporting the neck, providing some pain relief and even decompress compressed structures (to an extent).
The air neck traction can be useful to relief neck pain symptoms, but it isn't the full solution.
If you have any neck aches or pains that's been around more than 7 days, then you will likely need to have at least neck / spinal physiotherapy assessment.
This is for us to diagnose the possible neck issues that you may have, and to treat it as soon as possible for
Where necessary, we may refer you to trustworthy orthopedic doctors in Singapore whom we have worked with for years / decade+.