Just reread your bio.

I got my TBI is a high speed mva, too.

I experienced something with my neck injury that my PT said was common. As Mark said, the swelling can take a long time to subside. When it does, your neuro symptoms can get worse.

The swelling stabilizes the neck. As it goes down, there is less support for your neck. After months of inactivity, the muscles in your neck have atrophied and can't do their job. I ended up with my chin resting on my chest.

As the swelling comes down, it is important to do gentle isometric exercises to help rebuild the neck muscles. Does your PT or chiropractor have you working on this?

If you're starting to hear a lot of popping and grinding in your neck, you've reached the stage where the swelling is receding. It's a sign of healing - but, for a time, it can leave you feeling worse. Frustrating, I know.

My whole case has been a screw up from day one. I had my PT and RMT taken away in Feb '14 and now I have gotten it approved again just recently - just haven't started PT yet. I do hear that grinding and popping for sure. When I asked my family doc's fill-in about maybe getting some further imaging done on my Cervical Spine and Thoracic, she said that it wouldn't matter. Too much time has passed and a neuro-surgeon would not want to see me -- it should have happened at the start. Well no kidding!!! I just ONLY got xrays on my Thoracic and Lumbar spine this past 2 months. Ridiculous. I will keep pushing on this.

My C2 is out and both my chiro and RMT have been working on it this past week. The SCM muscles KILLED getting them massaged. I just bear through it and keep thinking that it will help. My T1 is also an issue and my chiro adjusts it with an activator gun. She said she can see improvement - so that is good.