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If physical therapy has been prescribed for you and the doctor is aware of the CM Type I with Syrinx, then it is safe, particularly if the therapy is directed toward another part of your body BESIDES your neck and even thoracic spine area. Personally, I would not want physical therapy for treatment of Chiari Malformation, but if I had a problem with a knee, hip or ankle...sure, I'd go for it. There are surgical repairs for CM and they are risky. There are many websites devoted to educating people as to the best time to have the surgery as well as where to go for the surgery. Since it is such a life altering illness complete with intense pain, I would only trust my health care to an expert in the disease...not your regular physician.

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