I realize I have been turning my neck, left and right, and up and down, somewhat frequently after surgery. Especially having my head down when looking at my phone. I did it pretty much immediately after surgery for the first week before I noticed I was doing it. I tried to not move my neck as much the following weeks, but I still did it a few times throughout the day. Would this negatively affect my results or should it have minimal impact?
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