Make Your Bedroom A Sleep Sanctuary

the bedroom is for sleep

Your bedroom is mainly used for one thing! SLEEP

So have a good bed. Have a good Pillow.

Don't get all riled up right before bed.



The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
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The Brain's Messages

Normal Cervical Curve and Abnormal

To get messages anywhere in the body they have to go through the neck.

We need that nice curve for optimal flow.

I've seen some pretty funky neck curves out there...

The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

Additional Reading Resources:

• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
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What Is A Laminectomy?

Cervical Laminectomy

A Laminectomy is when they remove the lamina of the spine at the irritated level

This is a pretty major surgery.

Spine and nerve pain is no fun, so this can be done. Just keep in mind that once gone, the lamina is not coming back.

Take a look at where the lamina is -


The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
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Stiff Neck?

Stretches For The Neck

Do you often awake with a neck that's real stiff.

Here's some things to do:
• Get a new pillow!
• drink more water
• have a good stretch routine for before and/or after bed

The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

Additional Reading Resources:

• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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Anatomy Of Our Spine!

Spinal Column

The spinal cord travels from the brain and down the spinal column.

The nerve roots then exit off the cord and through the spine via the IVF's (Intervertebral Foramen). In other words, a hole created on the sides when two vertebrae come together.

Those nerve roots are a bundle of nerves. They branch into more nerves and smaller and smaller nerves to go everywhere in the body.

The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.



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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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Some People Really Like The cold?

who likes the cold?

I'm not sure why some people like the cold?

Shoveling? Things freezing? The ground solid as a rock?

My Goodness! I have to wear a hat in the house...





The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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3 Sizes Of The Traction Pillow -

Cervical Linear Traction Neck Pillow

Yep, that's what we call it!

Technically it's the Cervical Linear Traction Neck Pillow.

Because it has a Traction side and a Gravity side.

The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
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A Great Tip To Loosen The Neck

Strip Out The Muscle

The next time you are in the shower, do some stretching in the hot water.

First, make sure you are stable and won't fall.

Next, Do a lateral neck bend. Bring one ear toward that shoulder.

Then, reach up with a fist on the opposite side. Run that hand down the neck, stripping out the muscle. I say in the shower because you can use some soap to make that rubbing smoother. You can use a massage tool also, like the picture. And you may not need to do it in the shower.

You can use this technique on other muscles too.

The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

Additional Reading Resources:

• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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"There Is No Curve In My Neck"

Military Neck & Normal Neck

Is your neck straight?

That is called a 'Military Neck'

People with that may have forward head posture too!



The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

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• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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Happy Thanksgiving

You'll probably sleep great with all that Tryptophan!!!

Truth is - turkey has about the same amount of the amino acid L-Trytophan as other meats.

We all just end up eating too much in general.

Hey, that's what the holidays are all about!




The Back Dr’s specializes in pain relief for the neck and the lower back. We will help you have better posture, get better sleep and help you be more comfortable. Helping you find natural remedies for your active lifestyle.

Additional Reading Resources:

• Neck Pain Relief
• Choosing the right neck pillow and neck traction for pain relief
• Contact the Back Dr for help with choosing the right pain relief products via telephone, or email

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