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I sustained a C1 fracture beginning of October. I recently was transitioned out of my Miami J collar into a soft collar that I am slowly working my way out of during the day. I was wondering how long people experienced a “heavy head” feeling. Any help is appreciated!
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@jnj59 Welcome to Connect. I think the heavy head feeling is muscle weakness because of your time in the collar. It is exhausting. I went through that because I had a fusion with no hardware and was in a hard collar for 3 months. After that I was in physical therapy, and it took about 3 months until I was stronger. It will get better. Just take it easy and rest as needed. I was supposed to wean out of the collar over about 4 weeks time gradually increasing daily time out of the collar. Walking will probably help as it will be gently working the neck muscles while your head is balanced.