Hi. Woke up this morning with extremely painful base of neck & across back to shoulders. V stiff there too. Can hardly lift my arms. 1st time I’ve had this. i’m 19 months post treatment.
Fibrosis I guess. Any exercises/tips to help with this please folks?
Hi. Stretching helps me. I have a tendency to stiffen up a bit. Head down to chest. Head over side to shoulder, and repeat other way. Turn head to each side so that you’re looking over each shoulder. Hold each movement for five seconds and repeat five times. A heat pad can be helpful too. If it gets bad see if your hospital offers photobiomodulation
It’s not necessarily RT. We do get other stuff too.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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Oh and a massage works wonders. I make up my own massage oil with St John’s wort I grow in the garden but lavender and ginger oils work well too.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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Hi, Blod I very often get stiffness in my neck and across my shoulders. I do the exercises Dani has said, plus the following. Rotate the head 360 to the left then to the right 5 turns each, hold head on side with hand and push head against your hand, 5 each side. I hope my description makes sense.
Hi Blod I was around 2 years when I got a small amount of fibrosis did the exercises others have described and touch wood I’m fine. But remember not everything is cancer related get consultant to check at your next appointment or see g p yiu may have pulled a muscle. My hubby tweaked his back literally getting out of bed this morning !old age I said to him.
hugs Hazel
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Hi, I get a very stiff neck, and shoulders. I do the same stretching exercises the others have described plus I have paracetamol when it's really bad to help me to do the exercises just so that my other muscles don't seize up. The exercises definitely help. Hope it gets better soon, it's pretty limiting when it's bad
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