Abstract
Physiologic rest for the cervical spine is the treatment of choice for fracture, fracture dislocation, arthritis, radiculitis and other orthopedic or neurologic lesions involving the anatomic structures that lie between the base of the skull and the thorax. Continuous immobilization for a prolonged period of time, as following fracture or dislocation of a cervical vertebra, is accomplished with greatest efficiency by a neatly applied plaster cast. A more difficult problem in splinting is presented by those patients who require, for use during the day, a light and effective support which may be removed at night or for physical therapy procedures. If a particular type of cervical collar is to serve the greatest field of usefulness, it must be quickly available and the cost must be within the means of the average patient. Commercially prepared braces for the cervical spine are, for the most part, unsatisfactory in that they are bulky
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