Scar tissue massage helps reduce or eliminate scar tissue and adhesions that occur as a result of injury, surgery, or repetitive motion.

An adhesion is an internal band of scar tissue that binds together muscle fibers, preventing them from sliding back and forth properly. Adhesions can also form in connective tissues, limiting the flexibility of a muscle or joint, or on nerve cells, leading to carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic back pain, and other conditions.

One of the most frequently used massage techniques for scar tissue is cross-fiber friction. To use this technique effectively, the massage therapist must locate the adhesion precisely and then apply pressure to move across the fibers without sliding over the skin.

This procedure can be uncomfortable, but the massage therapist will always work within your pain tolerance, and the discomfort will go away as excess scar tissue goes away and the remaining scar tissue realigns.