Pump-Action Relief... From Stiff Necks - Gizmodo Comments

Pump-Action Relief... From Stiff Necks

Hello_Newman — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:11:36 EDT

You can also get a loved one to give you something that was invented thousands of years ago, it's called a backrub or sometimes referred to as a neck massage.

I mention this out of vendetta because it's not technical news and makes you look like the Michelin man. Try a Tempurpedic pillow instead of something like this.

Hello_Newman

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srw — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:44:57 EDT

You can get them on Ebay for less that $10..

srw

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Linux_all_the_way — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:27 EDT

I have one of these and it really helps with sore necks. Each time you squeeze the bulb to inflate it there is only a small amount of additional upward pressure and I have even had it inflate all the way and it was only just approaching the point of being unconformable. The one I have looks exactly like this and I can tell you peoples heads will not be popping off.

Linux_all_the_way

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renditionman — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:57:07 EDT

All jokes aside I actually use a variation of the pneumatic device and it work wonderfully on my screwed up neck. I have the over the door variety that uses a water filled ballon but that is a real pain in the ass. I get them on ebay for around $8-$15 each. They are all made in China so I buy 4 at a time because they sometimes develop leaks. For neck pain there is nothing like them.

renditionman

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StarChaser Tyger — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:55:56 EDT

@Shutaro: Damn, beaten to it. :-p

My father has a thing from the 50's that is basically a bag of water on a rope, a couple of pullies that hang on the top of a door, and a head strap. This is a version of the same thing. He was in a car accident as a kid and his neck is still messed up from that, so to get relief he has to sit facing a door for an hour or so sometimes. This looks like it'd be lots more comfortable, and you could watch TV while doing it.

StarChaser Tyger

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Shutaro — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:43:58 EDT

Two words: Kevorkian Scarf.

Shutaro

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Tony C — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:39:28 EDT

@Seiven: Hah! Exactly! Or an inflatable self-pleasing device!

Tony C

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DeadWriter — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:36:57 EDT

The patent notes that it was originally designed as relief for Proboscidea (elephant) erectile dysfunction and pleasure.

DeadWriter

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michaelportent — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:36:07 EDT

@Seiven: All it's gonna take is one person to die from that, one messy crime scene, and this device is doomed. =P

Sorry, couldn't resist.

michaelportent

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michaelportent — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:33:27 EDT

@OneEyedJack: All it's gonna take is one person to die from that, one messy crime scene, and this device is doomed.

michaelportent

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SFLegend — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:15:13 EDT

@Seiven: My first thought too.

SFLegend

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capman911 — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:14:50 EDT

I wouldn't mind tying one. If they give them away for free. I have 4 bad neck vertibrae.

capman911

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capman911 — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:06:43 EDT

Have you ever tried putting a BP cuff on a cat and pumping it up = same difference.

capman911

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Seiven — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:54:57 EDT

ROFL looks like an inflatable toilet seat

Seiven

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GOKOR — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:51:28 EDT

@OG512: UFC death match, huh? Where did this happen, because UFC doesn't have anything resembling death matches.

GOKOR

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OneEyedJack — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:46:36 EDT

Yes! Finally a gadget for my guilty pleasure...autoerotic asphyxiation... that towel from the closet rod thing was getting a little old...and it chaffed like you would not believe!

OneEyedJack

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Fall-Apart — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:15 EDT

"That'll be somewhere short of popping your head off like an unfortunate Legoman"

Just one more squeeze can't hurt...

Fall-Apart

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OG512 — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:08:30 EDT

@Kiteaton: for $69.97, i have a choke hold that can work even better! i got it from the UFC death match! LOL

OG512

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socioecoboy — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:52 EDT

looks like a (wrongful death) lawsuit waiting to happen. Ugh..i'd try it but...scary.

socioecoboy

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Eruanno — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:36:26 EDT

Strangling machine! Yay!

Eruanno

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Windhawk — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:36:09 EDT

Can we get a shot of this in action?

>PoP!<

Windhawk

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Kit Eaton — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:34:29 EDT

@alystair: Pleased to be of service :)

Kit Eaton

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alystair — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:18 EDT

"somewhere short of popping your head off like an unfortunate Legoman" made my morning, thanks Kit :)

alystair

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OG512 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:29:39 EDT

Clint Eastwood could have used this in "Hang 'Em High"!

OG512

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GOKOR — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:10:10 EDT

@GOKOR: ...I go for the happy ended, but the massage is great too.

GOKOR

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GOKOR — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:18 EDT

I'll just go to my massage therapist instead.

GOKOR

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Fayez_Butts — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:58:51 EDT

This will make for an excelent homicide/suicide device!

Fayez_Butts

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ltcmurray — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:49:54 EDT

class action lawsuit in 3...2..1.

ltcmurray

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wingbatwu — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:39:46 EDT

Finally, a high tech replacement for Karen brass neck rings

wingbatwu

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Biggy — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:35:46 EDT

This looks wrong. :S

Biggy

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FredicvsMaximvs — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:32:38 EDT

Does it have a name? I vote for Giraffe-O-Matic 3000!

FredicvsMaximvs

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IphtashuFitz — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:29:13 EDT

Is it just me or does this look like some modern high-tech suicide machine? Just strap it on your neck, start pumping, and pretty soon you won't be able to breath any more!

IphtashuFitz

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fimo — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:23:51 EDT

Man... It's gonna sound weird, but I've always had neck problems and whoever invented this knows exactly what might relieve them. I've always wanted a giant to grasp me by the head and lift, just to get a nice stretch in the neck.

Shame it's so much for so little.

fimo

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TheCyberBob — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:18:12 EDT

@liveinvt: So you are the quintessential pencil neck geek then?

TheCyberBob

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Iggy — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:17:20 EDT

So what do you do with you loose vertebrae afterwards? Does it come with a pouch to store them or something?

Iggy

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liveinvt — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:09:05 EDT

My neck, uh, has a 1.5" diameter

liveinvt

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Slartibartfast — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:07:33 EDT

If you pump it up a bit more, you can check your blood pressure.

Slartibartfast