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Scarring & Women’s Health
Scar Tissue Relief is a profoundly healing modality: gentle techniques facilitate change in the connective tissue, reducing pain and restoring function.
The Scar Work techniques are effective for adhesions and scar tissue caused by surgical procedures, as well as for adhesions caused by inflammatory conditions including: Endometriosis, Crone’s disease, Colitis, IBS, as well as for scar tissue from radiation therapy.
“Of patients who undergo abdominal surgery, 93 percent develop abdominal adhesions.”
Ward BC, Panitch A. Abdominal adhesions: current and novel therapies. Journal of Surgical Research.
“Surgery in the lower abdomen and pelvis, including bowel and gynaecological operations, carries an even greater chance of abdominal adhesions. Abdominal adhesions can become larger and tighter as time passes, sometimes causing problems years after surgery.”
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These predominately fascialpredominately fascial techniques are also applicable for women with abdominal adhesions which may be reducing their chance of conception.
“Studies from the US show around 40% of all cases of female infertility are caused by; hormonal disorders …. metabolic and autoimmune disorders and other medical conditions. But just as many (around 40%) have mechanical causes for their infertility; …….. scar tissue in the abdomen and uterus etc. These women often have a very good and healthy egg supply, but experience complications when trying to conceive.”
Anne Marie Jensen. Physiotherapist specialising in infertility. Author Fertility and Physical Therapy
As healing takes place after disease, injury, or surgical procedures; different tissue layers adhere to one another as the body rushes to heal the injury or wound. Scar tissue release helps free up these adhesions both superficially and deep within the body. This enables better function of tissues and organs as well as movement in the scar and surrounding tissues.
The aim of scar tissue release is to:
Reduce pain and restriction
Improve internal function
Enhance chances of fertility if adhesions are preventing it
Restore nerve function, including numbness, pain, and sensitivity
Enhance movement of the surrounding tissues, to reduce pulling and sticking
Reverse uterine and vaginal prolapse, as well sensations of prolapse
After Scar treatment surgical scars may appear smoother, less puckered and have a more integrated look, however the emphasis is on the underlying tissue changes within the fascial system.
The techniques used are light and gentle with the aim of improving function, condition, and integration of scar tissue.
Far reaching effects: A scar is formed on many layers, wherever the surgeon’s knife has been and wherever organs and tissues have been even temporarily displaced during surgery there may be adhesions and scar tissue (both in the superficial and deep layers of skin,
tissues, and organs). Scar tissue is mainly formed from the collagenous component fascia, these tough inelastic fibres are continuous in nature and can therefore pull on underlying structures. Collagenous fibres can also cause adjacent structures to adhere to each other, thus reducing function – remember our digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system as well as heart and lungs are all packed into a relatively compact space and the effects of what appears to be a superficial scar may reach deep into your body.
Multiple operations may also have an effect on your posture, as scar tissue forms in tightly packed collagen bundles, this may shorten you along the line of the scarring.
It’s never too late: Very old scars still respond well to scar work, new scars can be treated if they are fully healed, dry and infection free. All scars can be treated using these effective techniques.
An illustration of abdominal hysterectomy, showing the disturbance of underlying tissues and structures.
