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Neck & Shoulder Red Light Wrap
Named after the orbit of Phobos· 3 laps of Mars a day
Your head weighs about as much as a bowling ball. Tilt it toward your phone and your neck carries up to 60 pounds of force.
The load on your neck when you look down at your phone. Orbit Neck sits right where that load lands.
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Request a return within 30 days of receiving your order by emailing info@tharsyn.com. Conditions are in our refund policy.
Published trials of red and near-infrared light, with the journal and the year.
randomized trials of light and neck pain
Light reduced neck pain right after treatment in acute cases, and for up to 22 weeks after treatment in chronic cases.
Chow et al. · The Lancet · 2009
on your neck at a 60° phone tilt
About 10–12 lb upright, 27 lb at 15°, 49 lb at 45° and 60 lb at 60°.
Hansraj · Surgical Technology International · 2014
nitric oxide, freed inside cells by red and near-infrared light
Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels. It’s the same molecule nitroglycerin works through.
Hamblin · Photochemistry and Photobiology · 2018
An adult head weighs about 10 to 12 pounds. A 2014 study modeled what happens as you tilt it forward: about 27 pounds at 15 degrees, 49 at 45, and 60 at 60. Most of us spend hours a day somewhere in that range.
Orbit Neck wraps red and near-infrared light around the muscles doing that work.
Hold a bowling ball against your chest and it’s easy. Hold it at arm’s length and your shoulders start shaking. Your neck does the arm’s-length version all day.
Hansraj · Surgical Technology International · 2014
What the light does
A meta-analysis of 16 randomized trials found light reduced neck pain, for up to 22 weeks in chronic cases.
Chow et al. · The Lancet · 2009Looking down at a phone loads your neck with up to 60 lb. The wrap sits right where that load lands.
Hansraj · 2014Red and near-infrared light can free nitric oxide inside cells. Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels.
Hamblin · 2018Your daylight sensor barely registers red, so it fits the end of the day.
Brainard et al. · 2001The wrap curves around the back of your neck and over your shoulders, then fastens at the front so it stays put while you move.
Red and near-infrared LEDs line the inner panel, right against the muscles that hold your head up all day.
Hansraj · 2014
Absorbed in the top layers of your skin. The wavelength used in most of the skin studies.
Invisible to you, and it travels further into tissue, toward muscle and joints.
Ash et al. · Lasers in Medical Science · 2017
Salon-level red light at home. No appointment, no commute.
Three ways to look after a stiff neck at home.
| Feature |  Orbit Neck
|
Heating pad | Handheld wand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light | 660 + 850 nm | None, heat only | Red, one spot |
| Coverage | Neck and shoulders at once | Wherever it lies | One spot at a time |
| Hands-free | Yes, fastens at the front | Mostly | No, you hold it |
| While you work | Yes | Sitting still | No |
Myth vs truth
It’s a heating pad with extra steps.
A heating pad warms the surface. Red and near-infrared light are absorbed by an enzyme inside your cells, a different mechanism entirely. Warmth is a side effect, not the point.
Karu · IUBMB Life · 2010It’s only posture, so nothing else helps.
Posture matters: it’s where the load comes from. But your neck still has to carry the hours you spend looking down. Orbit Neck is for the minutes after those hours.
Hansraj · Surg Technol Int · 2014If it doesn’t feel intense, it isn’t working.
This isn’t massage or a heat pack. The studied effect happens inside the cell, at doses that feel like gentle warmth. If it hurts, something is wrong.
Huang et al. · Dose-Response · 2009The whole lineup, the way you’ll use it.
The research
Every claim on this page points to a published paper. Here they are.
Modeled the load on the cervical spine as the head tilts forward: about 10–12 lb upright, 27 lb at 15°, 49 lb at 45° and 60 lb at 60°.
Hansraj · Surgical Technology International · 2014A meta-analysis of 16 randomized trials found low-level laser therapy reduced neck pain right after treatment in acute cases, and for up to 22 weeks after treatment in chronic cases.
Chow et al. · The Lancet · 2009Describes how red and near-infrared light can free nitric oxide from cytochrome c oxidase. Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels.
Hamblin · Photochemistry and Photobiology · 2018Modeled light passing through skin and tissue. Longer red and near-infrared wavelengths reached deeper than shorter colors.
Ash et al. · Lasers in Medical Science · 2017FAQ
Yes. It fastens at the front and sits on your shoulders, so your hands stay free.
It feels warm, not hot. The light does the work, not heat.
10 to 20 minutes, once or twice a day. Short and regular beats long and rare.
Wipe the inside with a soft, slightly damp cloth. Never machine-wash it.
Yes. Request a return within 30 days of receiving it by emailing info@tharsyn.com. It needs to be unused and in its original packaging; the refund policy has the details.
Mars fact
Fine Martian dust spreads red light across the whole sky and lets blue through around the setting sun. We kept the red.
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