I turn my ReliveX to 8-9 and I’m 30 minutes I can get rid of tension headaches.
I cut back on Vicodin. It didn’t do anything really. I do crushed ice in a zip lock put it below pant line. The zip lock keeps the water from leaking. Crushed ice is good reduces swelling.
My supplements are 3 times a week. Doing juicing. Less coffee or tea that is diuretic . Walkling more because when I laid in bed a lot I was in pain.
The neck I think there is a pillow position. I sleep in an incline. Lots of pillows.
I not doing that screw and bracket surgery. Maybe works to clean out lumbar canals.
Can’t say anything artificial really works for the neck. Most things restrict motion.

@A MySpondylitisTeam Member: Definitely. If you have an autoimmune disorder, anything you do to the body such as injure it in car accident would stress the body and cause an inflammatory response. To lessen the severity of the response, Anything that you have been told by your Dr ( for your specific needs) you should do. I know what works for me. Pitac knows what works for her. You
may have different remedies than we have, use them. I got into an auto accident- not of my making- in which my neck was hurt in addition to
my back. The inflammatory response was pretty rapid after the accident. Fortunately I was able to
get help right away. Had I walked away from accident thinking I was ok, I wasn’t. So I am
glad I had the paramedics check me again. I went to chiropractor for rehab and exercises that would help. More than a year after the accident, I still couldn’t turn my head to the left all the way even after all the massage, tens unit therapy, exercises and ice. But I found a device used by another person on this site, a ReliveX. i used it first on my back. It stimulates much further down than a tens unit does. So i thought why not try it on my neck. After I did, I was able to move my head to the left further than before. I am glad I tried it there.
I assume you must have injured your neck at some point, otherwise you wouldn’t be asking the question. How is your neck
doing now??

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I have been involved in more physically destructive injuries than I recall. I have a Psoriatic Spondylitis diagnosis. When I put it all together, to me it is common sense that any physical alteration (car accidents that gives whiplash for example) is going to be amplified by autoimmune inflammation. Brought on by a flare from any of the causes for a person's autoimmune disease (stress for example).

Shorter answer to your question: Absolutely.

Structural damage causes inflammation. Disease processes (maybe from mold, like me) cause inflammation. The two together (and God forbid more) will undoubtedly cause more inflammation than either one alone. Another good example: I have congenital (born with it) hip dysplasia. When stress causes my PsAS to flare it feels like hard labor with an overly large headed baby. (Been there too😖). Without a flare, it's just relentless tightness and nagging pinch. Fun fun. Not😑