Scar Therapy
Scars are a map of our lives, leaving a reminder of significant times, but they can also get in the way of living to our full potential when restricting movement or causing discomfort. If you have scars from Oncology Surgery and Radiation, C-sections, Orthopaedic surgeries or traumas that are restricting movement, feeling painful or itchy or cosmetically uncomfortable to you, Scar therapy may be just what you need.
Our Scar Therapists can help you if you have had any kind of surgery or trauma that has created scar tissue (internally as well as the superficial external scar) adhesions or fibrosis. We use a gentle, non-invasive, manual scar treatments: ScarWork™ and scar massage together with education on skin care and movement to help promote healing in your scars.
We take a holistic approach to scar healing, creating a tailored programme focusing on skin care, exercise and manual treatments, that can help optimise your scar healing and general wellbeing.
We have Scar Therapists available at both our Kelburn and Hataitai Studios. Please scroll to see our Team Members who offer Scar Therapy: Jen East, Janna Hawkins and Daiana Zeolla
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Release Tightness
Scar therapy can help loosen and release tight scar tissue to reduce discomfort. Treatment can be beneficial on both new and old scar tissue.
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Help Restricted Mobility
By reducing tightness and encouraging mobility between the layers of skin, fascia and muscle, the client's range of movement can often improve.
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Reduce Sensitivity and Pain
Trapped nerves and irritated scar tissue can be a factor for prolonged discomfort. Therapeutic touch may reduce pain and help normalise sensitivity.
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Support Emotional Wellbeing
Gentle therapeutic touch can be powerful way to aid emotional recovery and help accept changes after a surgery or accident.
Our therapists are trained in Restore Scar Therapy method of treatment developed but Emma Holly who is a world leader in this specialist field. Emma has been highly commended as Complementary Therapist of the Year by The Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) UK for her work in post surgical recovery. She has taught scar therapy across the UK, from physiotherapists working in elite sport, and at UK's leading cancer centres.
Scar massage is a physical therapy treatment using oils or massage wax to hydrate and smooth your scar in a rhythmical and relaxing treatment. Scar massage should help promote the circulatory and lymphatic systems around the area to boost healing, while natural oils can help deliver nutrients to promote regeneration.
Scar massage is a common method used to help remodel scar tissue that has developed after an injury. It is a treatment used after surgery, fracture, or burn. Scar tissue massage is also known as scar mobilisation or scar tissue mobilisation. Following your consultation and assessment your treatment will be tailored to focus on areas of tightness and tension around your scar and the underlying fascia, muscles and any fibrotic tissue.
Scar massage is considered an effective way to decrease scar tissue build up and help make scars less noticeable. Pain and discomfort are not always felt at the source of the problem. Scar massage is a holistic approach combining understanding of any discomfort or pain, with assessing movement and mobility across the body as well as directly around the scar. Scar Massage is often considered to be most effective on immature scar tissue (less than two years old) but may still help with older scars.
Scar therapy can stimulate and boost healing and is often recommended by surgeons to promote optimum scar healing after surgery & may minimise long term complications.
