How to Resolve Cording After Breast Cancer

In this video I teach you about cording - otherwise known as Axillary Web Syndrome - a common side effect of Breast Cancer surgery, specifically Axillary Node Clearance or Sentinel Node Biopsy. Cording predominantly occurs due to the surgery taking place in the armpit lymph nodes, rather than the surgery performed on the breast or chest wall.

I explain how cording presents - what it looks like but importantly, what it feels like. Cording can present differently between people. Cording usually presents as a thick cord-like structure, often in the armpit and can restrict your shoulder range of movement and cause pain. However, you don't always have to 'see' cording. You may only 'feel' cording.

Incredibly the medical literature has not defined what cording actually is. However, it is my firm belief that cording is tight nerve tissue. The reason I believe this - because every time I successfully resolve cording it is done using neural mobilisation stretches.

Neural mobilisation stretching is a stretch that specifically biases a nerve, rather than just soft tissue or muscle in general. This video covers the basic version of neural mobilisation stretching to resolve cording. In separate videos I cover advanced stretches for cording, when the basic level nerve stretch does not completely resolve the problem.

Ever wondered if cording makes noises? Yes! Cording can make popping or snapping sounds. I explain why this happens and why you don't need to be concerned if you hear your cording making noises while you are moving or doing exercises.

If you have any questions specifically about cording then I welcome you to leave a comment in the section below the video. I would love to help answer your questions on this topic.

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