Neck Pillow

[Spydaman]

For the last couple on months I've suffered from neck pain. It comes on late evening such that most nights I go to bed with a couple of paracetamol. These last for a few hours then the pain wakes me up and I take a couple more. The pain is at the top of my neck/base of my skull like a bad hangover. I've stopped drinking so it's not that. In the morning my neck clicks and crunches until I loosen it up in the shower. I've seen the Doctor and a Physio gave me some stretches but they make it worse if I do them as instructed but lower intensity helps. I use one pillow and I'm thinking a neck pillow may help. Anyone recommend one?

[Spydaman]

Bump.

[Mr Whippy]

Spending a lot of time looking at a phone or something?

My neck has been knackered for months due to excessive PH while cooking dinner on an evening... and it’s worse the more I look down at phone.

[shopper150]

Do you sleep with your arms 'up'?
This could cause the issue. Many other possible reasons too.

[sociopath]

I use a neck roll from Amazon, all the posh neck posture/memory foam things just made it worse.

Its basically a stuffed tube that supports my neck, I really suffer without it.

Cost about £10

[Ladders]

Have you got a desk job? Could be posture when sitting?

[Spydaman]

Mr Whippy said:

Spending a lot of time looking at a phone or something?

My neck has been knackered for months due to excessive PH while cooking dinner on an evening... and it’s worse the more I look down at phone.

Not been looking at my phone more but have cycled to work fairly regularly on an old school mountain bike. So low, narrow bars.

[Spydaman]

shopper150 said:

Do you sleep with your arms 'up'?
This could cause the issue. Many other possible reasons too.

No, I don't sleep with my arms up.

[Spydaman]

sociopath said:

I use a neck roll from Amazon, all the posh neck posture/memory foam things just made it worse.

Its basically a stuffed tube that supports my neck, I really suffer without it.

Cost about £10

Thanks, I'll have a look.

[Spydaman]

Ladders said:

Have you got a desk job? Could be posture when sitting?

Partly desk based but am conscious of my posture and try to sit up straight. I also have single focus glasses so not trying to look through the bottom lens all the time.

[Spydaman]

Shared a bottle of Rioja last night for the first time in a while and had the worst neck/headache last night. Feel fine this morning though.

[Mr Whippy]

Tension?

[grumbledoak]

I need my monitor about 3" higher than the ergonomics experts tell me, otherwise over the course of a few months my neck gets stiff and clicky. A memory foam pillow has helped enormously in the past.

On the last change I went for a duck down pillow instead, which is very nice and all natural, but slowly the stiffness is returning. So I have raised the monitor again and ordered one of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CXR2KZ8

Happy to report back after a week or two.

[Spydaman]

So I got a neck pillow and stopped cycling so much and it's much better now.

[grumbledoak]

Same here. Between removing the suspected cause and getting the neck pillow above, mine has gone back to normal.

[rfisher]

These are supposed to be very good for your type of neck issues.

Edited by rfisher on Saturday 1st May 15:04

[oldbanger]

I use a shakti mat and neck pillow. Hurts like buggery at the time but seems to do the job

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Very late to see this.

OP - if you're still having issues, whereabouts on the south coast are you?