Cure For My Neck Pain

Although reluctant to use pain-relieving products such as smelly oils and ointments, I have had my share of visits to the chiropractor and osteopath over the years with pleasing results for a time, as they massaged and manipulated certain areas of my body - but only for a time!

I accepted their answers too when I asked them why I had the problem in the first place; answers like: "the result of damage done during sport as a younger person," or, "it comes with age." Legitimate answers I thought, given that I played rugby union football at school and I was now middle-aged.

And so my verdict was in - chiropractors and osteopaths do a good job relieving neck pain. But for me, they come at a price - a price that I am ill-able to afford too often, so I was left thinking that I'd just have to put up with it and revisit when things became unbearable. How wrong I was and how glad to find that out!

About three months ago I caught up with some old friends that I had not seen for nearly twenty years and during the conversation the subject of aches and pains due to aging came up. Both husband and wife shared how they had put up with neck pain for years, but since they had recently purchased new pillows, it was now a thing of the past for them.

Hardly believing my ears, I shared the same problem. They readily identified with my attempts to solve it but simply shook their heads and said, "You must invest in one of those pillows. They don't come cheap, but in the long run you'll find it to be one of the best investments you have ever made." This was expressed with great enthusiasm so I asked them to tell me more.

Without getting too technical, my friends described it as an allergy free, natural latex contour pillow, consisting of pressure-relieving and temperature-sensitive material which relieves pressure where you need it most, providing maximum support for your head and neck. Known as the TEMPUR Original Pillow, the material was conceived by NASA and developed as a result of large investments in research. I was listening to good news that day and simply could not wait to visit a bed shop to try one out, which happened the following morning.

The doors of that bed shop were not opened more than fifteen minutes when I found myself lying on a bed trying out the TEMPUR Pillow Collection - which was news to me. I thought there was only one size! Anyway, each pillow gave the same result just as my friends explained it. They did respond to my body temperature and mass, moulding to the natural curvature of my head and neck thereby aligning them perfectly with my spine.

That settled it for me. I purchased the queen-sized pillow, and just like my friends said, "they don't come cheap" - about twice the price of a single chiro or osteo visit - but much cheaper in the long run and much more effective. Why? Because there's no more tossing and turning in bed and there is no more neck pain either. My neck pain has cured completely and it happened almost immediately.

So, it wasn't a sporting injury or age causing the problem, it was years of sleeping on an inadequate pillow, just as my friends suggested to be the case. They were right, purchasing that pillow is the best investment I've made in years. I fall asleep much quicker at night, I don't wake up as much as I used to, I am not fatigued anymore during the day which has eliminated my need for powenaps and, I even take it with me if I go away overnight.

If you have read my story to this point, the chances are neck pain really is your problem too. Eliminate that problem, starting today. Do yourself a favor and get a TEMPUR Original Pillow. Soon, you too will be saying it's the best investment that you have made in years. Goodbye neck pain!

© 2010. Article only. Roger Williams.