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Pillows
Forwakingupwithoutaches.
Balmsand
Creams
Fornumbingthepain...
...Andtwotolessenlines.
Forquickpainrelief,
trainerChristinaNassaney
recommendsthistopical
analgesic.BiofreezeArthritis
Pain,$17atamazon.com
DermatologistDebraJaliman
suggestsa creamwithpeptides
(aminoacidsthatcanboostskin
elasticity).PepUpTreatment,
$159atdermstore.com
ThiscontainsHexinol,an
antioxidantthatclearsup
wrinklesintheneck.RocMulti
Correxion,$23atamazon.com
Oftensuggestedbydentists
forjawclenching,arnicacan
alsobeappliedtotheneck.
Arnicare,$13atamazon.com
Jaffesaysthata cervical
pillowis thebestwayto
supporttheneckwhileyou
sleep.ShesaystheTri-Core
addsanarchundertheneckto
restoreitsnaturalcurve.
Tri-CoreCervicalPillow,
$38atamazon.com
Anall-naturalalternativeto
memoryfoam,thisbuckwheat-
filledpillowwithanorganic-
cottoncoveris firmenoughto
“givegoodsupportand
maintainpropercervical-spine
alignment,”accordingto
chiropractorKarenErickson.
SachiOrganicsBuckwheat
CylinderNeckPillow,
$37atamazon.com
StrategistcontributorAlexRonan
saystheSonomapillowreigns
supremeintheworldoflavender
neckpillows:It’sexcellentatretaining
bothitsheatandsoothinglavender
scentafterrepeatedmicrowaving.
SonomaLuxuryNeckPillow,
$44atamazon.com
Thekeytoa supportivenec
is findingonethatfillsth
betweenyourheadandshoul
withoutforcingyourneckinto
unnaturalposition.Withits
pronouncedwaveofdensememory
foamalongthebottomedge,
chiropractorDavidPernasays,this
pillowhitsthatsweetspot.
Tempur-PedicTempur-ErgoNeck
Pillow,$105atamazon.com
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Aftera fallleftStrategistwriter
RioViera-Newtonwithstiff
muscles,a physicaltherapist
suggestedshetrytheTheragun.
Viera-Newtoncallsit her
“wisestinvestmentof2020.”
TheragunMini,
$200atamazon.com
Withindentsandridges
perfectlysizedfortheneckand
upperback,thisvibratingmini
foamrolleris massage
therapistDavidVargas’spick
forimprovingcirculation.
TriggerPointChargeVibe,
$100atamazon.com
PoweredMassagers
Formorepotentrelief.
“I wouldn’t be able to walk if it
weren’t for this heated neck
massager, which I keep by my
bed, always within reach,” says
Strategist editor Casey Lewis.
Zyllion Shiatsu
Back and Neck Massager,
$60 at amazon.com
Verena von Pfetten, co-founder
of Gossamer, says she relies
on this CBD salve for a
“morning dose of mobility.”
Ananda Hemp Spectrum Salve,
$24 at anaviimarket.com
“We all have drastically
different shapes and sizes to
our bodies, so it’s just not
possible that one size of pillow
will fit all people well,” says
chiropractor Jan Lefkowitz. If
an off-the-rack pillow isn’t
working for you, Lefkowitz
suggests checking out Pillowise
pillows, which come in seven
different sizes. Pillowise uses an
algorithm (you can access it on
its website or app) that takes
three measurements—your
shoulder width, neck
circumference, and neck
height—into account, along
with your preferred sleeping
position and mattress firmness,
to determine your correct size.
Pillowise Pillow,
$149 at pillowplaza.com
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