 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I believe what I had was also a 'winged Scapula'. My shoulder blade was way out to the right and I could not reach over my head. Amongst other things, my PT used several moves called Trager Technique. They were called Shoulder Rotational Oscilation, Shoulder Girdle Oscillation and (I can't read my writing) something humeral Rotation. These are moves where he rotates the arms, shoulder blade, etc while you are on lying on your stomach. If you will email me your name & address at jumei01.ca.com, I will zerox and mail them to you. I also had stretches and worked with pulleys and weights to strengthen the arm.
Too bad you are not in NJ, I have a great PT to recommend in Lawrenceville, NJ. He is also a specialist in intra and extra oral problems, like trismus. If anyone wants more info, email me at jumei01.ca.com, not the email address on this site.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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