Scar Integration Therapy
Post Surgical, Post Natal and Post Traumatic Tissue Rehabilitation
Manual therapy is used to stimulate and improve the quality of tissue repair for scars, torn muscles and tendons, breaks, fractures and other tissue damage from childbirth, injury, surgery or physical trauma.
By integrating this upgraded tissue repair into the body, it is possible to improve the appearance and function of partially or badly healed scars and injuries, even decades after the initial damage.
Much of this includes working with scars, though not all damage creates visible scarring, and it can be done alongside the physios, osteopaths, women’s health specialists, PTs and other rehabilitation specialists who are committed to your full return to activity.
Manual therapy is used to stimulate and improve the quality of tissue repair for scars, torn muscles and tendons, breaks, fractures and other tissue damage from childbirth, injury, surgery or physical trauma.
By integrating this upgraded tissue repair into the body, it is possible to improve the appearance and function of partially or badly healed scars and injuries, even decades after the initial damage.
Much of this includes working with scars, though not all damage creates visible scarring, and it can be done alongside the physios, osteopaths, women’s health specialists, PTs and other rehabilitation specialists who are committed to your full return to activity.
The incision on this 40+ year old scar had been treated years before, but nothing was done to integrate it with the surrounding area
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The same scar an hour later. The whole area relaxed and flattened out. The scar stopped gripping and moved away from the kneecap. It will continue to settle and improve for 6-8 weeks. Even old scars which have had work can respond significantly
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Comprehensive Tissue Rehabilitation: It’s Never Just the Scar
The cosmetic impact of scars can deeply affect people’s confidence and engagement with life and is not trivial. And so it is not surprising that, while some scars require medical management in the early stages, the majority of the scar treatment focusses on aesthetics.
However, the visible scar is the tip of the iceberg and to properly rehabilitate the damaged body part a comprehensive approach will look at:
There can also be a lot of emotion tied to a scar or break, whether from the event which caused it (e.g. car accident, emergency C section), complications surrounding the surgery and recovery, or the ongoing appearance and feel of the area. Processing the physical damage will often help you let go of some of this.
However, the visible scar is the tip of the iceberg and to properly rehabilitate the damaged body part a comprehensive approach will look at:
- Visible scarring
- Internal scar adhesions (often more extensive and significant than the visible scar)
- Effect of the original damage, and later surgery, on surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints
- Damage to bone and cartilage (breaks, fractures)
- Compromised biomechanics as a result of damage
- Impaired nerve function (hypersensitivity or numbness)
- Restricted fluid movement
- Impact of local damage on the rest of the body
There can also be a lot of emotion tied to a scar or break, whether from the event which caused it (e.g. car accident, emergency C section), complications surrounding the surgery and recovery, or the ongoing appearance and feel of the area. Processing the physical damage will often help you let go of some of this.
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postnatal
postsurgical
post traumatic
other tissue damage
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Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending pottery with lacquer and gold. The repair is seen as an essential part of the item's beauty. Impermanence and imperfection are a natural part of life. Repair by Japanese artisan Natsuyo Watanabe. © www.Tsugi.de
Repair by Japanese artisan Natsuyo Watanabe. © www.Tsugi.de
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