Soft Tissue System - Cervical Pivot

This is by far one of the best purchases for my health I've ever made. The only thing that sucks is you need really intimate knowledge of postural muscle anatomy to figure out how to use these because there is literally one video that exists and it's only for the occipivot. I own every single piece in this set and they all serve different purposes. I have several postural issues, including a posterior tilted pelvis and forward head posture. This has helped me correct that much faster than my Alexander Technique classes. Physical therapy never even touched on those deficits of mine. I also have fibromyalgia (they think) so my muscles are constantly tight. The first day I used it I was very sore and could only use for a few minutes. They recommend starting with 2 minutes, but I started with around 5 so my muscles had time to relax into the correct position. Now I can use it for 10-15. That's about all I would recommend at a time. If your muscles don't feel better after laying in that position for that long then you have it in the wrong position.Occipivot is used by itself and provides the best neck stretch and releases the suboccipital muscles. Excellent.The standard thoracic piece is used by itself and provides the most widening of your chest and releases your lower ribcage entirely. Wonderful.The other three pieces are always used together and I find the best position is to line yourself up like the lady in the (one!) picture they give you where you have the bottom of the lumbar piece near your tailbone. This allows your lower spine to have it's natural curvature, and for me this was painful at first because of my tilted pelvis. Like I said though, using this for the week or two that I've had it (several times a day) has come close to correcting that. It's amazing.

I lay on this funny looking contraption after work for about 15 minutes. I have to wiggle a little, until the "fingers" are in the right spots = under my shoulder blades or a little below. The effect is that it's a super chest-opener, while at the same time releasing my super tight shoulders. Basically, I lay in savasana on the pivot.

Thought it was expensive for a hard pillow but has kept my back shaped correctly . Item was recommended by my chiropractor. I have actually laid back on it and had it pop my back as a laid back which is very gratifying and has probably saved me pain. I would recommend to anyone who has lower back problems.

I purchased this after getting the occipital pillow. It is hardly any different, and so I immediately wanted to return it. Without any notice on the page, I find that there’s no option for returning. Very disappointed in this product, and company for not allowing returns. The pillow is well made and had I not had the (better) occipital pillow I might have liked it... but as it stands I wish I’d never purchased.

This thing is fantastic. I am a Massage Therapist and bought to help relieve tightness in my neck and also to investigate if it might be something that could benefit my clients. The first time I used it, I didn't feel like it was working how I expected. I then did a therapy move where you contract the area you are trying to loosen (the neck in this case) for a few seconds, then relaxed, and felt how much space the device gave my cervical vertebra. This feels AMAZING. I coupled this with the Thoracic Pivot and was even more impressed. It feels like my spine is just weightless, placed perfectly to relieve the constant tension and opposing force of gravity. I highly recommend this to people who suffer from head forward posture or just general neck pain. Give yourself the time to heal.

I purchased one of the pivots at 4am in desperation. This system is miraculous. The pieces look so simple and cheap. But the way they are designed makes them like massage and traction at the same time. The Pivitol System devices have made a profound difference in my pain and are the best purchases I have ever made on Amazon. Pivitol- If you ever need a testimonial I'll all over it. Thank you!!

I've had neck surgery and use the occipivot which is fabulous. I thought the cervical pivot would be a nice addition but I was WRONG. It doesn't really add any additional benefits to the neck musculature.

This has helped with headaches and my tight upper trap. You can rotate your neck when laying on it and hit some pressure points. I figured for the cost of a doctors visit I would give this a try. It has helped quite a bit.

I didn't realize I couldn't return this. Guess I'll eat the $40. This only targets the very top of your neck where it meets your skull, and slides around like crazy. Maybe if that's the only place I had pain maybe this would help, but the product description claims to help other parts of your neck and upper back. Not that I can see or feel. What a drag.

I am only 5'2" and have been having recent neck problems with shooting pain in my right arm. I was desperate to try a solution so I ordered this, but it's too large and (as others described) hard as a rock. I am unhappy that this is not returnable and that should be stated more explicitly on the item listing. Don't buy this unless you want to keep it.

I suffered a pretty severe neck pain for about six months. My yoga instructor had this device and it was like a miracle. It took a little bit to get comfortable on it but it put my neck in a gentle traction. I know I try to use it at least once or twice a day for just a few minutes and it really seems to help improve my neck pain.

Unfortunately, this didn't focus enough on the area of my neck that I was hoping for. I, like a few others, found out the hard way that this item is a "no return" item. Disappointing for a $45 pillow.

This little device is wonderful. I have poor posture and this is fixing it for me. I just lay on it a few minutes each night and I'm looking better.

This is a good product, but if you have both occiput and cervical problems, I recommend the occipital pivot instead. It really depends upon where your specific problems are, and my muscle spasms are at the C1 and C2.

great product. i sorry that I had not heard about it sooner. Great help