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C2-T2 posterior cervical spine fusion with posterior spinal instrument
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That must be aggravating and painful, that's great you are able to maintain your muscles when they start to act up, I do a lot of home therapy myself but with minimum relief, and I was in therapy a couple time for pectoral release and for my cervical but I kept swelling my day goes by how much I walk and move my arms, and yes I have two cervical ribs but one was large that was the one they removed which that surgery did help a lot.
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@nike05 I learned a lot of the Myofascial Release techniques from my physical therapist, so I do this as much as I can to self treat. I've also done this on my ankle to help with scar tissue from a bad fracture and the surgeries that went with that. One side is weaker because of the injury and the stronger side wears out the weak side. It's been like living with a sprain all the time, and I've been working on equalizing the tension on each side of ankle to reduce the pressure on the weaker side and relieve the muscle knots in the calf. That helps a lot.
You might want to look at the discussion on Myofascial Release. There are a lot of links with information in the first pages.
Neuropathy - "Myofascial Release for Treating Compression and Pain"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
The more I am on the keyboard typing with my arms forward, the more it bothers me. The best thing I can do is walking or riding my horse with good posture which works on core strength that supports the spine. The muscles on the front of the chest get too tight, so I do stretching with a foam roller. I also get one half of the chest that gets too tight with tightness in the side of the rib cage, so I kind of side bend and twist a little and hold it to stretch that. It tends to affect my breathing when my lungs don't expand enough on that side and can lead to repeated chest infections that start from sinus issues. If I keep it moving better, it doesn't start trapping phlegm. I have allergies and asthma.