What Is Scar Therapy

What Is Scar Therapy

What is Gentle Scar Therapy? Gentle scar therapy is a hands-on technique that is light in pressure. That is applied with the hands to the scar and surround skin area. When gentle scar therapy techniques are applied, we are working with the fascia searching out restrictions in order to soften the tissues by increasing the fluid in the area. The aim of gentle scar therapy is towards reintegration of the scarred area within the body, by addressing the symptoms of pathological scars such as normalizing sensations, reducing pain and helping to deregulate the nervous system firing and aid lymphatic drainage and flow. The science tells* us the direct fascial techniques such as sheer, torquing and skin rolling will increase the levels Hyaluronic Acid which is super hydrating in the ground substance giving more opportunity for gliding and sliding of the fascia. Ultrasound experiments show us we are reorganizing the collagen fibers. As Scars the fibers are laid down in a haphazard formation, we actually help the fibers to become more orderly and evenly spaced thus assisting with circulation, hydration and function of the tissue. *As detailed on Chapter 9 pages 115 - 118 in the published book Scar Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body by Jan Trewartha and Sharon Wheeler Eur. Burn J. 2022, 3(2), 241-255;

What we are not doing with scar tissue massage When we work with scars we are NOT releasing, breaking up scar tissue, getting rid of, or destroying it in any way. Instead think of it as tissue of the body that got folded up on itself causing a bump or ‘bunched’ up to form a hollow in the 3D structure of your client. I find it useful to think about helping the tissue find its new space or integrate into the body. Scar tissue is scar tissue. Just as muscle is muscle and fat is fat – these elements are not interchangeable. It is impossible to make scar tissue disappear. We are creating space within the body and facilitating an integration of the scar tissue.