@suzq14 The surgery freed my spinal cord from compression, and since my recovery, my neck has stabilized. If I was still working at a job typing all day, I would be in pain and be causing muscle spasms. I am working as an artist and I can do that just fine, but not heavy lifting. I do still see my physical therapist now and then to work out the kinks. I need to keep the rest of my neck healthy and don't want extra pressure on the discs. I still have thoracic outlet syndrome that causes my neck and shoulders to be tight. I need to loosen that, and to loosen the surgical scar that periodically tightens up. Every patient is different.