Abstract: A method of back and neck correction or back and neck alignment includes placing a pad in the form of a strip on a floor. A person then lies on the strip such that (a) the strip is beneath a person's head and one end is positioned from about the 8th to about the 10th thorax vertebrae, or (b) a person's sacrum is on the strip such that one end of the strip is between the top of the sacrum and the lowest lumbar vertebra. The strip is made from a material that is about 8 inches to about 48 inches in length; about 0.5 to about 6 inches in height; and about 1 inch to about 6 inches in width and having a compressive force deflection at 25% deflection of from about 0.5 to about 50 psi.