HOW IS FIBROSIS TREATED? The recognized “gold standard” non-surgical treatment is lymphatic massage therapy or manual lymph drainage (MLD). This therapy must be followed by consistent, daily skin care, compression bandaging or garments, exercise, and good dietary habits leading to weight control.
Nighttime garments with channeling and foam work well to soften and break up fibrosis. Use a compression pump daily will help to soften fibrotic tissue. If you do not have a pump, be sure to complete self-manual lymphatic drainage daily. You also can “knead” the more fibrotic tissues to help soften them.
Overall, dry needling can be an effective treatment option for fibrotic muscles when used in combination with other therapies, such as physical therapy exercises and stretches. Mobility exercises will also be prescribed to help improve flexibility and reduce stiffness in the muscle pertaining to your individual needs.
Massaging the affected area can help but won't eliminate fibrosis completely. Professional treatments like radiofrequency therapy are more effective. They work by breaking down fibrous tissues and promoting the formation of new collagen.
A treatment that shows promise is low level laser. Check with your CLT or physician to learn more about this approach to helping break down fibrotic tissue. Some therapists also use a negative pressure device or metal, ceramic, or plastic tools to help soften the fibrotic tissue.
There is substantial evidence that adipose stem cell-based therapy for fibrosis and scarring is effective in modifying scar tissue and fibrosis. Both human and animal studies demonstrated that fat grafting and cell therapy with ASCs present interesting potentialities for the treatment of different fibrotic conditions.
For best results, you should perform scar massage for at least 10 minutes, twice a day, for six months. You should only stop sooner than that if the scar starts showing signs of infection or you experience intolerable discomfort.
Massage. Deep tissue massage and cross-friction massage are two manual therapies that improve mobility, promote healing, break up existing scar tissue, and help prevent it from forming. Scar tissue massage also helps with those aches and pains that develop when tight areas and adhesions impede healthy movement.
Another great treatment that we have is rapid release technologies vibration therapy. What this does, this vibrates at certain frequency, and helps break up scar tissue adhesions.
Historically, fibrosis was considered an irreversible process. However, several recent studies have demonstrated reversal in liver and lung tissue, and in cases of renal, myocardial, and oral-submucosal fibrosis.
Physical therapy can be a viable option for scar tissue treatment and associated pain. Physical therapists use a combination of active and passive motion to break down and retrain scar tissue. Active motion refers to a patient moving the affected area under his or her own power.
So far, there is no treatment to effectively eradicate fibrosis, therefore identifying compounds to reduce or prevent fibrosis in the skeletal muscle is crucial.
When delivered in intensive sessions using deep friction techniques, massage has the potential to break down fibrotic tissues, releasing the inflammation and free radicals that are caused by radiation therapy.
Scar tissue is not inherently permanent. The tissue can undergo a process known as remodeling in which abnormal clumps of cells, called adhesions, are gradually loosened and replaced with normally aligned cells. Depending on the extent of the injury, remodeling may take weeks, months, or even years.
Fibrosis can be reversed if detected early enough and the underlying liver disease that caused the development of fibrosis can be cured or treated. If fibrosis is left untreated, it can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Scarring can be reduced when scar tissue is broken down through massage. Scarring occurs for a variety of reasons. The most common causes of scarring is injury and surgery.
Cocoa butter cream and Vaseline are most often used to help reduce the appearance of scars. Applying the ointment daily will help heal scars but will not make them invisible. Another tip for caring for your scars includes surgery. Surgery will not eliminate the scar but can change its shape or make it less noticeable.
Laser therapy
There are two types of laser therapies for treating scar tissue: ablative and nonablative. A doctor will use ablative laser therapy to flatten scar tissue. Nonablative laser therapy can disrupt the blood supply in the scar tissue, which will eventually kill off the abnormal tissue.
Heat helps to soften up the scar tissue that exists as a result of an old injury or a previous surgery. Scar tissue is formed in random, criss-crossing patterns, has poor circulation, and contracts when you sleep.
In summary, regular lymphatic massages post-surgery offer numerous benefits, including reducing swelling and inflammation, improving circulation and healing, and managing scar tissue. These massages are essential for recovery, ensuring optimal results and patient satisfaction.
Scar Tissue Release Therapy is a gentle yet effective modality. In your session you may feel such sensations as a slight tugging or pressure as the scar tissue is released.
Laser therapy has emerged as a powerful tool against lipo fibrosis. It uses focused light to break down tough tissues without surgery. This non-invasive method shows promising results in softening hard areas caused by lipo fibrosis. Patients appreciate laser therapy for its minimal downtime and effectiveness.
A fibrotic matrix has different mechanical and architectural properties compared to a healthy matrix. Excessive connective tissue deposits replace normal tissues, causing permanent scarring.
When the injury is more severe or persistent, however, regeneration is not possible and the organism resorts to repair with fibrosis. Scars mature over months into an aggregate of ECM, myofibroblasts, and macrophages. Fibrosis resolves the acute injury, but fibrotic tissue is less functional than the original tissue.