Vive Neck Brace for Neck Pain and Support for Women, Men - Cervical Collar - Soft Neck Brace for Pinched Nerve - Vertebrae Whiplash Wrap for Posture, Sleeping - Spinal Support and Spine Pressure

I purchased this brace over others because of the added height option available. I have a long neck, and anything shorter would have been a waste of money. It took a couple of wears before it broke in, but it is quite comfortable and very supportive. Today is the longest amount of time I have worn it at about 6 hours straight now, and it is still comfortable after doing all of the Christmas decoration take-down I've been busy with. Great value, quality and fit!

It's a neck brace. The thing is, if you need this, you're likely in a lot of pain and there's no real way to make you comfortable. So, taking into account the reality of this situation, I've had this brace for a while now. It is of very good quality. It is stiff, which is both uncomfortable, but necessarily uncomfortable. It needs to be stiff to stop my head from irritating my neck. So, It has helped to reduce the pain in my neck. So, due to the inherent discomfort of having to use this product gives it four stars I believe. If you have significant chronic neck pain, you're likely a little unhappy all the time. It's tough to deal with. The product itself is 5 stars. 1. Durable. I've now had it for years. 2. Stiff. Holds the head up effectively to reduce pressure on the neck. So, it's effective at reducing pain as well. It doesn't make the pain disappear. it helps significantly. 3. Shaped about as well as it could be considering it has to work for a wide range of people.

Product seems to be better quality than the one provided by my insurance company. Foam is very firm. Caution: the material is extremely itchy (although the other company's is irritating as well). After suffering for about an hour and a half I solved the problem by wrapping a pillow case around the collar. Now I am able to wear comfortably from when I get home in the evening through until the morning when I wake up. The cover is not removable and product is not machine washable, so I don't see a way to try to soften the irritation through washing. I don't want to get the foam wet even though it says you can. I wasn't sure how to measure and the 4" seems like it may be too high for me. I loosened it up a bit to put my chin down more. But my other collar is 3" which isn't high enough to do a lot, so maybe a 3-1/2" would have been perfect. I am 5'8". I have been wearing every day for about a week. I recommend if you are looking for firm neck support. The velcro is very strong and stays in place.

The brace is not comfortable to wear. It’s not comfortable at all. Its purpose is to support your neck muscles. The smiling personality in the picture is not required to wear the Cervical collar 4 medical reasons. Does this BRACE support conditions to alleviate neck pain, it lessens the situation which requires the brace. Healing will be slow and tiresome, the brace is a Tool, helping you recover, “A REAL PAIN IN THE NECK.” Delivery was painless though, arriving sooner than later. Good choice 4 me. Not too expensive also.

It was a little snug, but worked out well.

Years ago I had a similar soft collar that I wore for months after three months in a hard collar following a spinal fusion. For years I followed the recommended limitations designed to ensure stability of the fusion. A couple of months ago I found myself in a situation with no options but to lift a 135 lb person. Not smart, but sometimes you simply have to do what you have to do. After a week of increasing pain, I tried sleeping in the old soft collar, miraculously still around. After a couple of weeks, I thought it was helping enough that I wanted a new one, so I could trade off while one was drying after washing. I liked the features of the old one, especially the velcro closing that allows adjustment, and wanted one as close as possible to that. This neck brace by Vive was the closest match. At the time, Amazon only had it black, but I decided I could live with that; anything that would help with the discomfort! This soft collar is as described, provides comfortable support, and is easily slept in with no problems. I started to give it Four Stars, because it did not come with a removable stockinette covering that could be taken off and washed daily. I had some stockinette at home, and Medline MDT221204 Non-Sterile Tubular Stockinettes, 4" x 25 yd, Unbleached, 1 Roll can be purchased here at Amazon. I do recommend a stockinette or similar removable cover to go with the soft collar. In the end I gave this product Five Stars because of service from Vive. Almost as soon as Amazon had confirmed my order, I received an email from Vive telling me how to register the product for the guarantee, once it arrived. This was a necessary step because the collar was purchased through Amazon rather than directly from Vive. I considered that good service. This soft collar does not "cure" the discomfort of the neck sprain, but that is the nature of the problem, not a failure of the collar. The collar gives relief that allows me to accomplish "activities of daily living" while the neck sprain heals over (some extended) time. It does what it was designed to do and the company has provided good service. Five stars.

Supports my neck during sleep. Reduced my sleep apnea much more than a CPAP did.

The collar is very stiff and uncomfortable. It’s almost like wearing a plastic immobilizer. Though its width is of the correct size, the sponge is so hard. You get a pain in the neck if you wear this for some time. The width was the only reason I went in for this, the others being much wider, but the pain you endure by wearing this is just not worth the buy. Would have returned it if it was returnable.

Great material (cotton like comfort) and price. Very comfortable (as long as you don’t overtighten). Velcro is strong - and as a result very noisy if you have to adjust in the night so getting fit right before using for sleep is essential. For the 4” sizing was great for me - adult man, 16” neck. I bought the 3” collar for my mother who is short and she found it just right for her. You could measure your neck height and base your choice on that. The collar is easy to use with just one secure hook and loop (velcro type) fastening. Per title I use for sleep to prevent chin tuck and mouth breathing whilst sleeping - it’s been so effective (with mouth tape and CPAP). For maximum comfort I only tighten to the point I know my chin won’t open. I’m my case it’s so good I plan to leave my CPAP at home when I need to travel with work and vacation… best £9.99 spent in long time!

Great item but be sure that it fits because the customer service is extremely poor quality :(

I can't really give a good review for this neck brace because I think the problems I have with it are because I bought it too big?! Plus it is too high and keeps my neck at a painful angle. I have arthritis in my neck, and scoliosis and it was just too painful for those ailments. But, I do believe that may be because I bought the wrong size and the wrong type. Sorry I can't be more helpful!! :o(

Helps with the pain relief like it to be a little bit more softer.