[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

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Clinical ConsiderationIt is common to employ combinations of loading techniques. Example:combining compression with shearing/oscillation creates a heat generatingand friction-like effect that impacts HA in ways that increase its lubricationpotential and thereby improves tissue slide/glide capabilities (Roman et al.2013).

Lifting techniquesThe techniques in this category are aimed at lifting and separating onecomponent away from another, such as muscle away from underlying bone orskin away from underlying SF. Lifting techniques can be combined with tension,bending, shear and torsion and can be utilized to address both superficial anddeeper tissues/layers. Barrier considerations apply.Vertical liftsVertical lifts, a form of tension loading, can be used to treat scars and/or tissuethat can be gripped between the thumb and fingers. A vertical or perpendicularlift/stretch is applied and held until a release is felt, allowing for further stretch.The technique can be applied in sequence, with brief rest periods, until nofurther tissue mobilization or stretch can be elicited (Fourie 2014), as illustratedin Figure 9.12.Skin rollingSkin that is stuck or adhered to SF can occur as a result of trauma and maysuggest underlying problems such as scarring that extends to deeper tissue.

Lifting techniques

The techniques in this category are aimed at lifting and separating one

component away from another, such as muscle away from underlying bone or

skin away from underlying SF. Lifting techniques can be combined with tension,

bending, shear and torsion and can be utilized to address both superficial and

deeper tissues/layers. Barrier considerations apply.

Vertical lifts

Vertical lifts, a form of tension loading, can be used to treat scars and/or tissue

that can be gripped between the thumb and fingers. A vertical or perpendicular

lift/stretch is applied and held until a release is felt, allowing for further stretch.

The technique can be applied in sequence, with brief rest periods, until no

further tissue mobilization or stretch can be elicited (Fourie 2014), as illustrated

in Figure 9.12.

Skin rolling

Skin that is stuck or adhered to SF can occur as a result of trauma and may

suggest underlying problems such as scarring that extends to deeper tissue.

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