Scars are rich with nerve endings and are often the source of a great deal of dysfunction. These dysfunctions are thankfully very treatable, but there’s always lessons to be learnt along the way too.
I had an existing client come to me post surgery. It was a lump removal from their labia, a sensitive issue to say the least. They’d been having issues with their right knee ever since.
Working through the scar protocol – only the client touched and worked on this scar – we found the ‘knot’ of scar tissue was causing the issues in the right leg. A release and activation later things were feeling better so an appointment was booked for the following week.
When the client arrived the following week, all was not well. Headaches, neck and shoulder pain were also added to the mix. Something had been missed … we discussed the procedure again in much greater detail.
Most scars can easily be examined, given the location of this scar, certain assumptions had been made on my part. Lump removals are usually small, often only requiring a single stitch.
In this case however the scar was approximate 2 inches long. There were other dysfunctional elements which needed addressing at the same time.
We found two portions of the scar to be a big priority, and were responsible for several elements in both their intrinsic and extrinsic core musculature, all of which could be contributing to the head, neck and back pain.
Release, activations, homework set and recorded we wait to see how things are going next week.
Lessons learnt – never assume anything, ask, explore, and work with the whole picture when you have it.
#AlwaysLearning 👨🏻🎓
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