What is ScarWork?
ScarWork is a gentle therapy that can help to improve scars and the underlying tissue which have resulted from surgery, burns or from an accident or trauma. Often scars have lumps, gaps, ridges, knots or can feel stringy, but measurable results and permanent changes can quickly occur during treatment.
Scars of any size and age can respond well to treatment which improves the feeling and function of the scar and surrounding tissues by promoting better movement between the layers of skin, fascia and muscle. These changes can contribute to improvements throughout the whole body.
Effects of Scars on Emotions
Scars are an ever-present reminder of a trauma. Unfortunately, this trauma, combined with the stress of the surgery or injury, often causes many people to be affected emotionally by their scars. As a result, they avoid touching and looking at the area which can lead to them feeling disconnected.
This wonderfully light touch treatment can be comforting and very beneficial to the healing process.
How ScarWork can help you
The effect of scars on the body cannot be underestimated. Often the body adapts to the scar by causing tissue torsion and adhesions which can lead to misalignment and compensation patterns. Often people are unaware that some pain they are struggling with, can be due to a scar, no matter how long ago it occurred. It is generally only after a scar has been gently worked on, that clients realise the impact it had been having on them.
Scarwork can:
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Release tightness/pulling sensations
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Help restricted movement and improve mobility
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Reduce pain
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Reduce sensitivity, itchiness and numbness
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Improve the appearance of your scar
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Stimulate and improve healing
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Aid emotional acceptance and recovery after trauma/surgery
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Improve body confidence
The above improvements can significantly contribute to whole-body changes and improved function.
What happens during a ScarWork appointment
There is a story behind every scar and before we start treatment we will discuss the history behind your scar and how it affects you.
The treatment involves very gentle, hands-on techniques on and around the scar which help to improve the softness, elasticity and often the look of the area. It is very rare for this treatment to be painful.
A treatment can last between 30 minutes to an hour, depending on whether it is being done as a stand-alone session or as part of a holistic treatment.
Scars of any age can benefit and the effects of the treatment can be rapid and extensive even after a single session.
N.B. If you are still under the care of a Consultant, treatment can usually start between 10-14 weeks after surgery, with their approval.
Examples of scars I have treated are:
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Caesarean Sections
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Hysterectomy
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Hip and knee surgery
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Spinal surgery
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Breast reconstruction
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Appendix removal
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Tube/drain sites
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Facial scars
After surgery or trauma it is normal to have some discomfort as scar tissue forms. However, if you have ongoing discomfort, pain or your scar is tight, red, raised or pulling, please get in touch and discover the benefits of this specialised treatment.
Call me on 07765 283582
for more information or to make an appointment.
