Customer Reviews

Neckpro Cervical Traction Device - Adjustable Door Bracket Model - Cervical Traction

5 star:		(58)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I injured my neck in 2005, at age 33, I was told by an orthopedic surgeon that I have arthritis in my neck. He recommended Physical Therapy to relieve pain, so I spent two months on PT, getting manual traction and ultrasound, without any long-lasting results. I spent another two months going to a chiropractor, same thing. I heard from my mother-in-law that traction device might help, so I ordered this ridiculous looking contraption on Amazon. I had spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on massages and gadgets that claim to help neck and back pain, this was just another one. Well, it has been three years, and I'm still using this on a regular basis. After a long day or when I wake up with a stiff neck, I spend a few minutes on this, I hear my spine pop a few times, and I'm all better. I feel like my spine collapses over time due to gravity, and traction release it. You have to be gentle and careful in the beginning though. This really works.

The device works as advertized, but compresses the user's head due to the single point attachment of the traction strap (see illustration). I fabricated an 8 inch spreader to move the attachment points outward and greatly reduce the inward pressure on my head when using the device. Other products, such as the more 'cumbersome' water bag traction unit, have spreaders. It took me 10 minutes to bend a 1/4 inch hardware store rod into a spreader. For the Neck-Pro people to add that part would probably increase the cost of the unit by $5 or so. Well worth the increased cost in my opinion. I would not have been able to keep using the Neck-Pro without that modification.

The neckpro works much better than the water bag version I used to have. It takes a little getting used to so have someone nearby to assist you the first few times. It is very small and portable, and appears to be heavy duty. If you need a cervical stretcher, this is the one.

I decided to try this at the advice of my neurosurgeon. I previously had a water bag version, but it was designed to work while lying down, which my neurosurgeon was against. Between this device and the water bag version, this device appeared to have a larger, more sturdy headpiece. I was not dissappointed. It is easier to use than my older water bag version device and it ratchets once for each pound, making it extremely easy to use. The results so far have been superior to the version where you lie down. It is important to keep your head in a downward position to maximize the effect. Not much more than the water bag version and a lot easier to use.

I really like the Neckpro Cervical Traction Device.
I find it easy to use and quick to setup.
I just get a chair to sit in, hang the Neckpro to the top of the door and stretch. It's a little uncomfortable on the jaw, however it is extremely beneficial to my neck and shoulders.
Unfortunately, I only remember to use it when my neck & shoulder pain returns, however after 15 - 30 mins of using this the pain is either pretty much gone or completely gone.
I've not found anything else that helps as much as this and I'm completely satisfied.

This device will definitely relieve neck pain due to disc degeneration. I have two inversion tables, but they don't work on the neck area as this device does. (The head just isn't heavy enough, and an inversion table eventually kills your feet). The door bracket is a bad idea., Most residential doors will not withstand the leveraged force of the furnished bracket. I put a screw eye in the ceiling above the couch so I may watch TV while using it.
.
On the minus side, the writer that alludes to it being a "head crusher" is correct. I fashioned an aluminum arch which spreads the device away from the ears and sides of the face. I also use a football type teeth guard as ones teeth are really jammed together. I question if someone wearing dentures might have a problem. Fortunately, I'm not there yet. With the foregoing changes I can really stretch my neck for 30 minutes or so.
.
With the foregoing changes and conditions, I can heartily endorse this product. Frankly, as immediately removed from the box with the mickey-mouse door bracket and lack of some kind of spreader, I'd give it about 2 or 3 stars.

I am writing this review with an ice pack on my forehead where a gash was opened by the door bracket popping off the door frame and clobbering me. The door bracket is far too small to support the amount of traction in a stable fashion. Buyer beware.
The device does work very well though. The concerns about too much pressure on the mandible can be taken care of by simply leaning backwards a bit so that the tension is shifted to the back of the head (occipital region).
I will stick with the device but need to modify it by adding steel plates to the bracket enlarging its contact surface area with the door. A hollow core door (as most internal doors are) can present another problem in that the bracket actually fractures the wood at the bottom of the bracket "legs." A solid core door need be used or on need reinforce a hollow core door.

Nothing better to relieve tension in the neck area. 10 minutes sessions is good enough to feel great.

In all fairness I needed surgery (went fine, thank you!) so this product didn't help at all. But just be forewarned, any more than a few minutes in this thing seems to crush your head. I would have liked there to be a spreader bar to keep the pressure off my jaw. God knows when you have one thing wrong with you, you don't need to damage something else. Use caution with this...there are other devices to consider.

This is a very easy to use traction device. A nicer easier device to use than the traction devices that depended on a water weight. Shipping was prompt and item was as described.