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Excruciating chronic left side neck pain plus lumbar issues
Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 18, 2023 | Replies (360)Comment receiving replies
Would stay away from Chiropractors and PT while you are so inflamed.in my experience they made it worse, except for neuromodulation which u said you can't find. Perhaps a massage therapist that's got at least 8-10 yrs and additional certifications besides the basic . Even then you could have a crisis reaction to even the Lightest massage, so be careful. And no therapy for 2 weeks after the injections, don't want to disturb the steroids.
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@ab6540183 @jm1 The work that my physical therapists does on me that helps a lot is myofascial release. This is like massage therapy, but the therapist holds a shearing pressure with their hands and just waits for the tissue to unwind. This is gentle and would not be exercises. I checked the official myofascial release website and only saw one person in Australia, but nowhere near you, so I just searched, and came up with some websites. They describe it correctly, so hopefully, they know how to do this. The key is it must be gentle, so as not to cause a tear in the fascia and create more scar tissue.
https://www.mmrm.com.au/fascial-release/https://www.tensionrelease.com.au/services/myofascial-release/You can learn more about MFR therapy from our discussion on Connect.
MFR — Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/.
I did this a lot before my spine surgery, and it made my muscles more supple, so it was easier for the surgeon to retract during surgery. After my cervical fusion, I had to wait about 4 months before I could do this again. It also helps release tight painful surgical scar tissue.