u/funkyzoza

Hello! I had to spend 16 months in bed because of my leg injury, and didn't realize that my neck was starting to shorten. Then a spiral of events and only side-sleeping with tucked head helped ease the pain because I had no idea what was happening and didn't want to go to the doctors.

I've been to 7 physios and done 3 months of myofascial release massage (30 sessions total) and almost 3 months of daily stretching. Still the neck is tight and pulling my jaw down. I don't know what else to do. I've been on countless doctors, tried almost everything. I want to try dry needling but the acupuncturist doesn't want to go anywhere near my neck that is actively guarding. I'm at my wits end.

Whenever I move my head side to side I hear a crunchy sound near the base of my sternocleidomastoid. Like small stones moving. Is this fibrosis or densification? I have literally seen so many experts and none has answers. I do gua sha every other day, massage 3 times a week, I have done craniosacral therapy. Is there anything else out there?

Please, if there's any idea, please let me know.

Hello! I had to spend 16 months in bed because of my leg injury, and didn't realize that my neck was starting to shorten. Then a spiral of events and only side-sleeping with tucked head helped ease the pain because I had no idea what was happening and didn't want to go to the doctors.

I've been to 7 physios and done 3 months of myofascial release massage (30 sessions total) and almost 3 months of daily stretching. Still the neck is tight and pulling my jaw down. I don't know what else to do. I've been on countless doctors, tried almost everything. I want to try dry needling but the acupuncturist doesn't want to go anywhere near my neck that is actively guarding. I'm at my wits end.

Whenever I move my head side to side I hear a crunchy sound near the base of my sternocleidomastoid. Like small stones moving. Is this fibrosis or densification? I have literally seen so many experts and none has answers. I do gua sha every other day, massage 3 times a week, I have done craniosacral therapy. Is there anything else out there?

Please, if there's any idea, please let me know.

Hello! I had to spend 16 months in bed because of my leg injury, and didn't realize that my neck was starting to shorten. Then a spiral of events and only side-sleeping with tucked head helped ease the pain because I had no idea what was happening and didn't want to go to the doctors.

I've been to 7 physios and done 3 months of myofascial release massage (30 sessions total) and almost 3 months of daily stretching. Still the neck is tight and pulling my jaw down. I don't know what else to do. I've been on countless doctors, tried almost everything. I want to try dry needling but the acupuncturist doesn't want to go anywhere near my neck that is actively guarding. I'm at my wits end.

Whenever I move my head side to side I hear a crunchy sound near the base of my sternocleidomastoid. Like small stones moving. Is this fibrosis or densification? I have literally seen so many experts and none has answers. I do gua sha every other day, massage 3 times a week, I have done craniosacral therapy. Is there anything else out there?

Please, if there's any idea, please let me know.

Hello! I had to spend 16 months in bed because of my leg injury, and didn't realize that my neck was starting to shorten. Then a spiral of events and only side-sleeping with tucked head helped ease the pain because I had no idea what was happening and didn't want to go to the doctors.

I've been to 7 physios and done 3 months of myofascial release massage (30 sessions total) and almost 3 months of daily stretching. Still the neck is tight and pulling my jaw down. I don't know what else to do. I've been on countless doctors, tried almost everything. I want to try dry needling but the acupuncturist doesn't want to go anywhere near my neck that is actively guarding. I'm at my wits end.

Whenever I move my head side to side I hear a crunchy sound near the base of my sternocleidomastoid. Like small stones moving. Is this fibrosis or densification? I have literally seen so many experts and none has answers. I do gua sha every other day, massage 3 times a week, I have done craniosacral therapy. Is there anything else out there?

Please, if there's any idea, please let me know.

I was looking for safe ways to release the front of my neck, since I can't use tecar, cupping, shockwave and it's too tight for acupuncture. I've been doing gua sha and massage, but recently read about skin rolling, pinching the skin and holding it up to separate the tissues. Any experiences about this? Has anyone found relief?

Hello! I've been doing some static stretches for my chronically tight sternocleidomastoid and platysma, holding for 1 minute. What is the most efficient way to open up the area fast? I've also found that warming up helps a lot before the stretch.

One and a half years ago after lying down due to a leg injury my jaw muscles and neck shortened and became painful. For a year i lied down for hours sideways, tucked and that relaxed the pain in my jaw but my chest muscles started hurting after six months. One day i let it all go for and sat normally my jaw started experiencing pain throughput the day, like it was being pulled down heavily. I'm doing myofascial release massage twice a week and craniosacral therapy. Is there anything else I can do for my neck to release adhesions? I also do stretching daily, and sometimes a little gua sha. I'm thinking about accupuncture maybe? What about pnf stretching would that be helpful?