Here's What You'll Learn:
- Understand scar tissue management across 4 different phases of healing and self-treatment approaches that can be applied within each phase
- Recognize the importance of seeking a skilled therapist for preventive care prior to surgery
- Learn several myofascial self-care techniques that can be used to treat your scars.
What's Included?
Understanding Fascia and Scar Tissue
Fascia is a connective tissue that supports the entire body down to the cellular level. Fascial restrictions can develop over time or can be created quickly by scar tissue development as a means of healing from an injury or surgery.
JFB MFR Principles
Provides a greater understanding of fascia, fascial restrictions, and basic principles of John Barnes Myofascial Release that should also be applied to self-care. The importance of treating the whole body, effects of scar tissue, the importance of time and more.
Phases of Wound Healing - Prevention
Understand why preventive therapy prior to surgery is important to prepare your body for surgery.
Phases of Wound Healing - 0-2 weeks post incision or wound
Self-treating an incision or fresh injury in a “hands-off” approach.
Phases of Wound Healing - Scar "Massage" 2 weeks - 8 weeks post incision or wound
Learn to create and maintain light mobility to freshly healed scars after the incision is completely healed without scabs, drainage, or open areas.
Phases of Wound Healing - Scars 8 or more weeks old
This video demonstrates several myofascial self-care techniques for treatment of scars 8 weeks or older.
Summary
A recap of the phases of healing and type of treatment recommended as well as references and resources.
