How to wear collar trench

Remember that a Trench collar is very useful during the "jamming of the neck," when one muscle begins to pull his neck to the side with severe pain. In this case, this device can help you out. Collar Trench extremely useful in the initial stage of fatigue neck after physical work, when a feeling of fatigue or strain in the cervical spine. Wear collar Trench during the period of attack of the vertebral artery syndrome. This syndrome is usually accompanied by pain in the neck, trapezes, headache, nausea. But in cases of seizures can occur even deterioration while wearing the collar.

Note that there are also rigid holders for neck, is made of metal or plastics, which are used for fractures or severe trauma to the neck. It is important to understand that the wearing of the collar of the Trench is not a treatment for anything. This is a possible temporary relief of symptoms, fatigue neck. The collar performs the function of the support apparatus of the neck. Roughly speaking, the bones for the neck. The collar takes the weight of the head, then transmits this weight to the clavicle bone and a bit of the base of the neck, evenly distributing the load. Due to this, unload the muscles, ligaments and tendons of the neck, and the head is held in the correct position.

When choosing a collar please note that it should not be too tightly fastened with Velcro. In no case should not be feelings of suffocation and pressure on the neck. You can check this with your finger: if the finger is held between the collar and the neck, the pressure's all right.

Consider the following - the height of the collar should match the distance from the base of the neck to the mandible in front and the beginning of the cranium in the back. The bottom of the collar should rest on the clavicle bone and at the top is prop up the lower jaw so that the position of the head it was smooth. Wearing a collar should follow the curves of your body. A wrong collar will only bring deterioration.

Know that to wear the collar Trench in any case impossible. Because the neck in this case will no longer be loaded and will begin to atrophy, losing their functions and istemas daneva.