Myofascial Release to Restore Free Motion From Scars

Scars from surgeries or injuries on the body can cause discomfort and pain in the body. This is because the scar tissue is much tougher than the healthy tissue around it and it pulls on the surrounding fascia and tissue. Since they are just scars though, they often go unnoticed and the effect they can have on the body can go undiagnosed or are even thought of as something to get used to.

Scarring on the fascia does not come up on traditional X-Rays or MRIs and so they usually go unnoticed and untreated. This also leads to misdiagnoses of pain and stiffness which means that people cannot find relief for their pain except with very short term measures like drugs. However, myofascial release is geared towards restoring the free motion of the body by easing the scars on the fascia and ultimately eliminating their effect and even lessening the appearance of scarring on the outside of the body. The stretching, pulling out, and relaxing of scars bring free motion back to the area of the body where the scarring occurred. The age of the scar also has no negative impact on the ability of myofascial release to release the scar. Fifteen year old scar tissue has been positively healed using myofascial release.

Scarring on the fascia forces the body into a certain position in order to compensate for the strained nerves. Releasing the scar tissue may cause some new pain as the body gets used to the more natural position, but this pain is far more easily resolved than the initial pain of the scar tissue.

Myofascial release is one of the few ways to target the pain and discomfort caused by scarred tissue because it is one of the few therapies/treatments which acknowledges that something can be done about it. Since scarred tissue is difficult to detect, it is also almost impossible for conventional medicine to treat. Myofascial release may be just what you need to get rid of that pain once and for all.