Open AccessDesigning Pillow as a Cure for Cervicogenic Headache: A Review
Author(s) -
T. Poovishnu Devi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i10a35515
Subject(s) - cervicogenic headache , medicine , ball (mathematics) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , cervical spine , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Background: Presently there is probably no device such as pillows designed or available in the market for relief in case of cervicogenic headache.
Objective: The objective is to come up with a pillow which could be used by the persons having cervicogenic headache in case of orthopedic manual therapy.
Method: A pillow for cervicogenic headache with adjustable neck dimensions is characterized by left side ball, right side ball and mechanism for adjusting distance between these balls as per size of the neck of patient, entire assembly of the balls and the mechanism is embedded in socket. Result: The result is the pillow has memory foam with plush covering outside.
Conclusion: The invention provides a pillow with two balls for the treatment of cervicogenic head ache.