Helen, part of my physical therapy was massage with focus on scar tissue. They would stretch & stretch it. It really loosened things up. They worked on my chin, jaw, neck, flap site. A little uncomfortable, but it did help. One of the pt's focussed specifically on very, very small muscles in & around the trach site & the tiny muscles at base of my skull where spine attaches. I'm rambling, oh well! Erik


dx 2/11/04 scca bot T3 IU 2B MO poorly differentiated, margins ok, 3/16 modest, jaw split, over half of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - finished chemo & rad treatment 5/20/04