How Neck Braces Can Help Your Injury and How to Choose the Right Brace
20. Jan, 2010 
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If you have ever injured your neck in a car accident or while playing sports you know how painful a neck injury can be. When you hurt your neck you may want to think about using a neck brace. Neck braces are also referred to as cervical collars.
How can neck braces help me?
Neck braces help to keep the head from moving, help to relieve neck pain, and may help the neck to heal properly.
Neck braces can help the soft tissues in the neck to heal by supporting the head. This helps take the weight of the head and damaged neck muscles.
Neck braces can also help to keep your neck bones in line. This will help the neck to heal if you have just had surgery.
How do i choose the right neck brace?
The type of neck brace you will need will depend on how badly your neck is injured and the length of time it will take for your neck injury to heal.
You can choose from soft collar neck braces that wrap around the neck to stiff or rigid braces that are made of hard plastic.
The hard plastic neck braces have soft pads on the inside to make these braces more comfortable to wear.
When buying a brace you will need to make sure that the brace fits snugly. You should not be able to move your head and your chin should rest comfortably on the brace.
Most people need to use a brace because of a neck sprain. A neck sprain occurs when the ligaments in the neck are stretched or torn.
A neck sprain can be caused by things such as a car accident or they may result from injuries sustained while playing contact sports.
There are many types of braces that people with neck strains may use. In some cases people will need to use a brace because of a broken neck, which is also known as a broken or fractured cervical vertebrae.
Whatever the need, the right brace can help.
Here’s a great video that shows you how neck braces can help healing:
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