 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I have had jaw spasms caused by muscles all messed up from radiation and I find that moist heat on the area several times a day really reduces them (as well, I am doing stretching exercises which have a paradoxical effect of increasing the spasms at first but, if I do the exercises reguarly, eventually eliminating the spasms almost entirely).
They sell neck wraps you can heat in the micorwave--if you haven't tried these, along with some form of physical therapy, I would recommend giving them a try.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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