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Anyone had an Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Discectomy with Fusion?
Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 5, 2024 | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
@vrodriguez138 It doesn't sound like your surgeon wants to help. I really would recommend physical therapy and a special type of therapy called myofascial release. It's odd to me that your dysphagia started 3 years after your surgery. However, all surgery creates scar tissue that can get tight and it can change and tighten more over the years. I have had a lot of benefit from myofascial release. Not all doctors are familiar with MFR, and your surgeon may not be.
Here is our discussion on MFR. There are a lot of links in the beginning pages:
Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
There is a provider search at http://mfrtherapists.com/
Will you need to wait until the back fracture heals before seeking physical therapy on your neck? That would be a question to ask your doctor. Are you consulting your primary care doctor about this?
Jennifer
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I have been trying to get answers and have a history of health on my chart with cervial, lumbar and knee. I even had a positive ANA in 2010 that I never knew about and doctors told me if I had treatment for that. Which I never knew about I only found that out when I had my surgery that the doctor mentioned to me if I knew I had a positive ANA. Is been very frustrating to get answers when I am feeling all this pain in joints. I truly appreciate all this information you’re sending me that I did not know about. I will definitely be looking into it and trying to get a second opinion from another doctor.