How quickly can it help ease neck/shoulder pain?
Again, don’t necessarily expect miracles immediately. Although I myself adapted easily to this pillow after only two or three nights, some people might need up to several weeks before they feel fully comfortable with this pillow’s “traction” side; and still other people (presumably a small minority) might never be able to use it. During your first night or few, you might want to use the ” traction” side of this pillow for only an hour or so, allowing your neck vertebrae gradually to adjust to the “optimal” alignment. CAUTION: You likely won’t read this anywhere else, but please be careful not to use this pillow on a “slick” mattress with nothing “behind” (in back of) it, such that this pillow can slide (more or less) entirely off of the mattress while you’re tossing and turning. This could result in your waking with your neck and head in an awkward, painful position, sort of dangling off the upper edge of the mattress. That actually happened to me when I’d initially experimented by usi