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Hi All,

I am 6 months PCS symptoms and the only symptom I have left is unbelievable tight musles in the back of my head and neck which cause debilitating headaches.

The muscles in the back of my head tense up and then i gte a headache, I am able to pinpoint this to a localised area in the back of my head and am able to tell this is my only symptom left!

Does ayone have expereicnece with this?? or any thoughts on this, how i could beat it/ reduce tension??


Thoughts??/

Thanks guys

I had very similar issue. Myofascial release helped me. Good Luck.

thanks RM,

myofacial release sounds interesting. Can i do this myself at home??

I did myofacial
 

I did myofacial with massage therapist for a 6months of the "unknown"diagnosis.Now I have a orthopedic MD or physiatrist to help with pain and he does not want me to get massage anymore in myofacial.He wants me to do it.....be a lot easier if I had a spouse lol!Good luck:grouphug:

Lots of videos on Youtube usually using a foam roll or exercise ball.

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear....1.KfMjegfBYuk

Doing your own neck would be hard. Myofascial release requires knowing where in the muscle tissue the nerves are. The muscle is massaged around the nerve and the nerve itself is massaged. The theory is that a muscle becomes tight and then locks up. The massage allows the muscle to release. More than one treatment is often required.

My neurologist helped me with tight neck muscles. Muscle relaxer shots or Botox usually keeps tight neck muscles at bay. She also recommended physical therapy to keep the neck muscles from spasm.