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Personally, I've found neck exercises to do much more harm than good. I used to do neck exercises a lot, and I also used to have neck pain a lot. I went to a doctor once and he x-rayed my neck and showed me how I had degenerative disks in my cervical spine and told me that I would always have neck pain and it would most likely get worse . That was about ten years ago. After that I stopped doing neck exercises - and I stopped having neck pain! Doctors are so full of crap. On the other hand, tump line never bothered my neck. I think it's a natural neck movement whereas straining while twisting or to the side and back are not. I used to carry my heavy backpack, sometimes loaded up with my inflatable kayak and paddling supplies, over the hills and through the woods, alternating between shoulder straps and a tump line that I affixed to the frame. I posted some photos of me with my tump line a while back. Old timers used to carry very heavy loads via tumpline.