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Hello everyone,
First, Dr Payne at Mayo is incredibly good. Next:
Has anyone had hypermobility in the cervical spine? If so, how was it treated?
Has anyone had success with cervical interlaminar injections, or spinal cord stimulators?
Has anyone found methods to strengthen their neck muscles without causing extreme pain? I have worked with PTs for months and it has failed. I cannot lift my head off the ground without causing severe pain.
About me: After a massive ski accident, I had an artificial disc put in, which failed. Then I had c3-6 fused by the world's leading c-spine surgeon Dr Dan Riew in NYC, which only helped 20%. Then rhomboid re-attachment surgery. It took 15 months to lift more than one pound. I have tried nearly all treatments that exist but still have no life or work.
Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers!
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@jwlibbey I wanted to welcome you to Connect. While I don't have answers for you about strengthening your neck, I do know that the skull weights about 12 pounds and that is a lot to lift when laying down if your neck is very weak. Can you do a similar exercise on an incline or starting with standing against a wall, and progressively changing the angle of incline? It sounds like your injury was serious, and has a very long recovery time. I am a spine surgery patient too, but just with a C5/C6 fusion. I had more trouble from fracturing my ankle badly and I'm still trying to strengthen that without stressing the ligaments.
Are you under the care of a rehab doctor now? What has been the recommendation?