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If you have been traveling a lot you know the neck pain that you get from sleeping in trains, buses and airplanes. No matter how hard you try to find a comfortable position for your head while seating in an upright position you are always going to experience neck pain. Using some of the travel pillows available, this can be avoided, and you can sleep soundly without having a headache induced by neck pain, but you can also benefit from them in general, and not just when you are trying to sleep. Wearing one when you are reading, or just sitting for a long time will spare your neck muscles and prevent you from having neck pains.

Most people can’t sleep in an airplane because of the noise, but that is actually taken care of quite easilt – just buy ear plugs for the noise. Another common problem are the lights that are almost always on in an airplane or a train. Also since you might be traveling through timezones you might want to sleep when it is day where you left. This can be solved with eye patches that prevent the light from entering your eyes. Even so the most common problem that prevents people from falling asleep is the fact that your neck is in a bad position, and your brain has to actively focus on your neck muscles to keep your head straight up. The constant activation of your brain diminishes your chances of relaxing and falling asleep.

The biggest cause for neck pains while traveling is the fact that you have to constantly contract your neck to keep your head in a good position. The constant contraction will diminish blood flow in the muscle and cause lactic acid to form, which results in muscle pain. There is an inconvenient cycle in this, as the pain in your neck will cause the muscle to contract, which will cause more lactic acid to form. This means that the best way to get help to the headache is to prevent this cycle from ever starting – meaning that it is a good idea to use a neck supporting pillow all times when you are traveling. Although it can also be quite inconvenient; you could just wear the pillow when you know you are in for a long time of sitting still.

An inflatable travel pillow is the easiest way to get help to this problem, but it surely isn’t the only option you have. There are also regular pillows that are designed for cars, and buses, the are attached to the seatbelt. These provide you support from the front and prevent your head from falling down when you fall asleep – an occurrence that usually wakes the sleeper. The traditional inflatable pillow is a pillow shaped like the letter C, that is placed behind your neck. This way it tilts your chin up and provides nice support for the back of your neck, but also gives support on the sides, making it more difficult for your head to slump on your side when your neck muscles relax as you fall asleep. The upwards tilted chin position prevents your head from tilting forwards.

Using a travel neck pillow might feel uncomfortable and silly at the first time, but if you are traveling on a regular basis, then it is the best way to keep you comfortable and even avoid injury in the spine. Incorrect posture can cause a hernia in the intervertebral discs, and this can cause serious problems such as paralysis. That is quite a big price to pay for neglecting your posture.