Myofacial Rlease??

Oh my, I love Myofacisal release. I used it for after my cancer surgery to release scar and adhesion and radiation damage. Of course I never got rid of all of that but I got such good movement in my arm and upper body and it helped greatly. Your person really does have to speacialist in it to get a big bang for your buck. Expensive here.  So seek the best. 

So your body is made up of one piece of connective tissue that runs through your whole body like a spider web. They stretch this out and do various other things. My physio was about 95 pounds and she would literally drape me over the massage table and stretch me. Feels so good. Google what else they do. It is my prefered treatment for physio and my girl only used her hands. no tools. She worked so hard on me that she would sweat.

Tina from these threads loved it too. I miss Tina, She started the kick butt thread.

I didn't have it then but I told her to be careful and she was. it will loosen you up. Just tell them to be gentle with le side. Show her how hard she can touch and pull.

mcgis - I noticed swelling in my fingers during the latter part of getting my tissue expanders filled.  I suspected LE but wasn't referred to an LE OT until after my exchange surgery.  At that time, I was in a lot of pain and couldn't raise my arms over my head.  So many of the women I'd read about on these boards got immediate relief when they had their exchange surgery but ..I didn't.  My pain and range of motion was worse after my exchange than it was after my BMX.

The therapist performed one session of myofascial release on me and the relief was immediate. It did hurt while she did it (felt like scar tissue when it is broken up) but after one session I was able to raise my arms over my head...full range of motion. It worked wonders for me.  

I still have mild LE but with the stretching exercises the therapist assigned me to do everyday...I'm still doing great almost four years later. Find a trained therapist and they can work wonders!