Family Encyclopedia >> Health

Cervical collar most effective for neck hernia

Cervical collar most effective for neck hernia

Wearing a cervical collar is the most effective method to prevent a neck hernia. This is apparent from research by neurologist Barbara Kuijper.

Although a neck hernia often goes away on its own, the pain can be a big burden † The combination of neck collar, rest and physiotherapy will quickly relieve the pain. Of these treatment methods, the cervical collar is the most effective. Physiotherapy alone also leads to a faster decrease in pain, the study shows.

Kuijper compared three non-surgical treatment methods in a group of more than 200 patients with a recently developed neck hernia. After six months, the differences between the groups had disappeared. Most patients had little or no pain

The research was conducted in collaboration with Professor of Neuromuscular Diseases Marianne de Visser and Frans Nollet, Professor of Rehabilitation, both affiliated with the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam.