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Lie down
On the floor, a mat or a firm bed. Face up, knees bent, arms relaxed at your sides.
Cervical traction pillow
Ten minutes lying down.
Ten minutes lying down.
A neck that feels new.
Ormstead gently restores the natural curve of your cervical spine while you rest. No apps, no appointments, no batteries — just the right shape under your neck.
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- Made for people who sit all day
Designed for desks, screens and long drives
10 minutes a day
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Firm memory foam
No batteries, no charging
Neck, shoulders and jaw
Three colours
Where it hurtsYour neck carries
Your neck carries
the whole day.
Hours in front of a screen push your head forward and flatten the natural curve of your cervical spine. The strain spreads outwards — shoulders, jaw, the base of the skull. Ormstead works on the shape, not on the symptom.
Hover the dots on the figureCervical spine
The C-shaped opening cradles your vertebrae instead of pressing on them, so the curve can lengthen on its own.
Shoulders and traps
The wide base spreads your upper back across the floor and lets the shoulders drop out of their permanent shrug.
Base of the skull
Where tension headaches usually start. The raised ridges work that band of muscle without you doing anything.
Jaw
A clenched jaw and a stiff neck travel together. Letting the head fall back opens both at once.
10
minutes a day
The routine
That is the whole commitment.
Lie down, breathe, let gravity do the work. Start with five minutes and build up to ten — your neck usually needs one to three days to adapt to the curve. Never use it as an ordinary pillow or sleep on it overnight.
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Morning
Before the first email
Ten minutes on the floor sets your posture before the day pulls it forward again.
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Midday
Between meetings
The fastest reset there is when your shoulders have crept up towards your ears.
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Evening
Before bed
Unwind the day's tension so you are not taking it into the pillow with you.
The shape does the work
Every curve has a reason.
Firm enough to hold your weight, gentle enough that you will happily stay there for ten minutes.
Acupressure ridges
Raised points that sit under the muscles along the base of the skull — the ones a massage therapist would reach for first.
C-shaped opening
A 1.5 cm gap so your head hangs free and nothing presses directly on the vertebrae.
Wide, stable base
Firm enough that it will not tip or slide while you relax into it, on a mat or on a firm bed.
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Acupressure ridges
Raised points that sit under the muscles along the base of the skull — the ones a massage therapist would reach for first.
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C-shaped opening
A 1.5 cm gap so your head hangs free and nothing presses directly on the vertebrae.
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Wide, stable base
Firm enough that it will not tip or slide while you relax into it, on a mat or on a firm bed.
How to use it
Three steps. Then do nothing.
No routine to memorise and nothing to switch on. Lie down and let the shape hold you.
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Place it under your neck
The curve goes under the nape, the wide base towards your shoulders. Your head should hang slightly back.
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Breathe and wait
Five to ten minutes. Nothing to push, nothing to hold. Get up slowly when the timer goes.
Start with 5 minutes and work up to 10. Do not use Ormstead as an ordinary pillow, and do not sleep on it overnight. If you have a diagnosed neck or spine condition, check with your doctor first.
Three colours
Pick the one you will actually leave out.
Same shape, same firmness, same ten minutes. The colour is the only difference — choose the one that fits the room you will use it in, because the one you can see is the one you use.
Midnight Black
Disappears into a dark sofa or a home office. The one most people pick when it lives in the living room.
Shop OrmsteadWhat to expect
Straight answers, before you buy.
We would rather tell you exactly what this is than promise you a miracle.
It will not feel like magic
The first session feels like a firm stretch, and slightly odd. Most people need one to three days before lying on it feels natural. If you are expecting an instant cure, this is not that.
Desks, screens, long drives
If your day ends with a stiff neck and shoulders that have crept up towards your ears, this was made with you in mind.
It is not a medical device
Ormstead does not diagnose or treat anything. If you have a diagnosed neck or spine condition, are recovering from an injury, or are pregnant, ask your doctor before using it.
Ten minutes, and no more
Twenty minutes is the hard limit, and it is never a pillow to sleep on. More is not better here.
It needs a firm surface
Floor, mat, rug or a firm mattress. On a soft bed the base sinks and most of the effect disappears.
Nothing to buy again
No batteries, no refills, no subscription. Wipe it with a damp cloth and it is ready for the next session.
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10 minutes a day
The whole routine. Nothing to refill, nothing to charge.
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Give your neck the break
Give your neck the break
it has been asking for.
One purchase. No refills, no subscription, nothing to charge — just the right shape and ten minutes of your day.
$39.99
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