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Originally Posted by rbwalton
Broken Wings. . .
My physical therapist taped me up in the very start just to allow me some time to heal a bit before I attempted to build up strength to my scapula again. So, yes- tape is a great tool for this. But it is not something I would care to do long term. I guess I learned to strengthen other surrounding muscles that increased my stability after the initial incident. Now though, I still have residual muscle issues in upper body- primarily weakness- and not just the upper body anymore either.
What was cause of your winging? Just wondering since it is not really that common .
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I was rear ended by an ambulance at a red light in October 2000. almost ten years ago.
I gripped the steering wheel, set my emergency brake with my left foot - which I broke the rubber pad in half during the accident, set my gearshift to first gear and held the clutch and brake with my right foot, (to keep from hitting the vehicle stopped at the redlight in front of me) and took a good hit. I had bulges and herniations from a previous MVA, so that was made worse by the ambulance accident.
Then I was diagnosed with TOS, scalene muscle spasms, and now know I had pectoralis major and minor muscle spasms, which was very difficult to get good care for.
I call it seven and a half years of pure hell ! ! ! ! !
Had PT for 7 years, cervical epidurals X3 that helped and many, many, many other treatment modalities and meds, patches, gadgets, reachers/grabbers and mostly just done without. I put blinders on in my house, as it was not presentable for yeeeeeeaaaarrsss. Still not the way I want it. I'm working on it, though.
In late '07 I found LED and infrared light therapy pads. They have been a turning point to recovery for me. I will tell you more about the lights if you are interested. I ended up with 3 pads, and I want a couple more.
I've also used trigger point therapies that helped a lot. Using a Theracane
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...=&oq=&gs_rfai= or The Miracle Balls
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&g...=&oq=&gs_rfai= .
I'm working on strengthening and endurance and fighting depression right now. It's a battle, but I'm winning.
You've got to fight like hell in life sometimes, and that's what I feel like I'm doing.
I thank God I'm able to do as much as I can these days. I never would have believed I would get this much better.
Dont' give up. Keep trying.
Ask, ask and ask more questions. knowledge and support is empowering. We're here for you...
BTW: Was it Kinesio Tape your therapist used on you, or just regular sports tape? Kinesio Tape has healing properties in its design. It's also a good reminder so as to not overstretch. You dont have to wear it everyday or all day if you don't want, but it will give you relief. Nobody likes having to fiddle with theirself so much... tweak-tweak. I'm so tired of tweaking and adjusting.