The Occiflex alleviates chronic neck pain and headaches1,2
Pain reduced by 48% over a 12 week period (combined results from three trials)1,2.Pain was measured using the standard pain assessment scale: the pain VIsual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Cervical Range Of Motion (CROM) significantly increased throughout treatment1,2. This is an important measurement as chronic neck pain and headaches are associated with loss of motion in the cervical neck region.
Neck pain improved as measured through the Neck pain Disability Index (NDI) questionnaire1,2. Over an eight week period, patients felt they were more able to manage in their every day life as a result of an improvement in their neck pain.
Specifically, they
No serious adverse effects
References:
1. River Y, Aharony S, Bracha
2. River Y, Levital T, Belgrade M (2012). Computerized mobilization of the cervical spine for the treatment of chronic neck pain. Clinical Journal of Pain 28(9):790-6