New York Magazine - USA (2021-02-01)

44 new york | february 1–14, 2021

neck necessities

ChiropractorJasmineBhoola

suggeststhis(relatively)

affordableoptionforits

“supportiveheadrest.”

TicovaErgonomicOfficeChair,

$280atamazon.com

Strategistnewsletter

editorMiaLeimkuhlersaysthe

Purplecushionfeelslikebeing

massagedby“athousand

interlacedfingers.”

PurpleRoyalSeatCushion,

$79atpurple.com

WriterFrancesDoddssaysshe

wasnearly“theQuasimodoof

ParkSlope”beforeshestarted

wearingthisbrace.

AndegoBackPostureCorrector,

$25atandego-inc.com

Comedian Liz Carey likes this

“sturdy” laptop riser, which takes

weight off her neck by ensuring

she’s not constantly staring down.

Avantree Laptop Table,

$55 at amazon.com

T tures

sixtreatm ballsfortargeted

pressure,anditsJ shape

allowsyoutogodeepon

hard-to-reachareas.

TheraCane,$30atamazon.com

A spinespecialistrecommended

theCranioCradletoStrategist

contributorAlexOlivo.“After

tenminutes,I feltthepaininmy

headbegintoletup,”shesays.

CranioCradle,$50atamazon.com

Thischairhasa widerangeof

motion.Fora pain-relieving

stretch,leanbackandpinchyour

shoulderbladestogether.

GabryllyErgonomicMeshOffice

Chair,$290atamazon.com

Costumedesignerand

StrategistcontributorAlison

Freerdiscoveredthislow-tech

massagegadgetatherlocal

Koreansupermarketandwas

veryimpressedwiththe

results:“WhenI worktheright

spotsonmyneck,I getserious,

long-lastingshoulder-pain

reliefthatnomassage

therapist,nomatterhowfancy,

haseverbeenabletoachieve.”

ShiatsuNeckMassager,

$13atamazon.com

StrategistwriterJordanBowman

usesthiscompactlaptop

standfora littleliftthatdoesn’t

takeupmuchtablespace.

RainDesignmStandLaptop

Stand,$40atamazon.com

WriterLoriKeongadmitslying

onthisspikymatis “anacquired

comfort,”butafterfiveminutes,she

found“herneckandbacksoreness

hadmysteriouslymeltedaway.”

ProsourceFitMat,$60atamazon.com

Li

expensiveandnoninvasive,

acupressuretargetstriggerpoints

(here,theneck)withplasticspikes.

ZenGuruAcupressurePillow,

$32atamazon.com

ChiropractorChristopherBrown

saysthatthisworkstorelieve

headachesandpainbystretching

thevertebraealongtheneck.

TheNeckHammock,

$50atamazon.com

PostureCorrectors

Forproperalignment.

Manual Massagers

For working out knots.

his massagerf l

mentbal

re

If you’reseriousaboutperfecting

yourposture,chiropractors

considerthisthegoldstandardfor

ergonomicofficechairs.

HermanMillerAeronChair,

$1,395atdwr.com

PilatesteacherKateGarfield

saysyouonlyneedtousethe

DaVincimassagetoolforten

to 30 secondstoexperiencerelief.

DaVinciToolNeck,

$36atamazon.com

To improve your current

chair, chiropractor Randi Jaffe

recommends this lumbar cushion

that supports your spinal curve.

Core Products Sitback Rest,

$25 at amazon.com

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ropractor ChristopherBrown

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