Learning about scar tissue and adhesions

Scar tissue and Adhesions explained

When it comes to an medical explanation about scar tissue, even medical industry report that health conditions are due to scar tissue. If this is true then why are we not making massage therapy the fore front of help just like they instantly push physical therapy and chiropractic work. The medical industry recognizes scar tissue with being the main issue then why massage therapist not accepted by all insurance companies not just few. Massage Therapy play a big role in directly manipulating the tissue more than any other profession (no diss) because we all play a part in an individual health from the doctor, to the physical therapist to the nutritionist we all play a part. Why is massage therapy given little help for these clients who suffer?

Follow me on the journey, the medical industry professions which are your doctors and medical experts says that scar tissue and adhesions form in response to injury, surgery, or inflammation, sometimes restricting movement, causing pain, and interfering with the normal function of organs or tissues within the body, particularly when it forms deeply internally it is classified as "adhesions" that bind different structures together that shouldn't be connected. 

• Formation process:

  When the body heals from an injury, it produces collagen, a protein that helps repair damaged tissue, but sometimes this collagen is laid down in an disorganized manner, creating dense fibrous scar tissue that can limit flexibility and movement. 

• Internal adhesions:

  Scar tissue can form internally, especially after abdominal surgery, creating "adhesions" that bind organs together, potentially causing pain, bowel obstruction, or infertility depending on the location.

• Impact on function:

  Scar tissue can restrict the movement of muscles, tendons, and organs, leading to pain, stiffness, and impaired function depending on the affected area.

• Examples of conditions related to scar tissue:

   

  • Pelvic pain: Scar tissue from pelvic inflammatory disease or previous surgeries can cause pain during intercourse or menstruation.
  • Bowel obstruction: Adhesions in the abdomen can sometimes block the movement of food through the intestines.
  • Joint stiffness: Scar tissue around joints can limit range of motion. 
  • Pulmonary fibrosis: Scarring in the lungs can impair breathing.

    Not all scar tissue is problematic:

    While some degree of scar tissue is normal after healing, excessive or poorly formed scar tissue can lead to complications.

     

    Treatment options: Every profession plays there role

    Depending on the severity and location of scar tissue, treatment options may include physical therapy, manual therapies like myofascial release.

    They recommend surgery to release adhesions, or medications to manage inflammation but surgery should be the last case scenario. Imagine all the people who had ligaments cut off or organs removed but all they needed was the right practitioner to manipulate and align the tissue correctly. People could of used preventative methods like myofascial release and neuromuscular specialist. These are highly trained practitioners or massage therapy modalities and I tell all therapist I meet to learn these modalities you will help people in greater deeper ways than just a massage therapist. This is why I say not all therapist are equal some of us have done deep study, searches and can with revelations about how to approach people conditions better than to think pressure and soothing we therapist have the burning desire to fix issues at root cause. Some listen some don't like life in general but now we will study in depth about why Farrah says so because it is a huge solution to people problems when it comes to fascia, tendon, muscular and nerve tension. This alone take care of at least estimating 80% of the average person's issues and the rest is in self care which ever the individual make a habit to keep their body in balance.

   

Citation

Nall, R., & Biggers, A. (2024, January 17). Scar tissue pain: What it feels like, why it happens, and treatment. Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/scar-tissue-pain

Cherney, K. (2019) Scar tissue pain: Treatment, symptoms, starting years later, more, Healthline. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/scar-tissue-pain (Accessed: 15 December 2024).