Solutions for chronic neck pain

Dealing with chronic neck pain? Neck kinks and discomfort are fairly common, and although pain usually resolves itself on its own, anything lasting longer than two months can become chronic and require specialized treatment. A study done recently suggested that a combination of two treatments is the most effective -- neck exercises combined with sleeping on a supportive pillow. The study included 4 groups: one was the control group, one did exercises, one used a support pillow, and one group did exercises and used a special pillow. After a 12 week period, the only group that reported decreased neck pain was the group that recieved the combination of therapies.

This is good news, considering how debilitating neck pain can be. Unfortunately, though, this study only looked at patients complianing of mild neck pain, so there's no data on whether it helps people with more severe cases.