Ep 52 - Postsurgical Scarring, “I Have a Client Who …” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

Can a client with extensive scarring from multiple surgeries for breast cancer have improved pain and range of motion with just a few sessions? It seems implausible, but it happens more than you’d think.

 

Helpful resources:

 

Dynamic angular petrissage on YouTube 

 

Massage Therapy Without Borders

 

Scar Tissue Management CE Course

 

Traumatic Scar Tissue Management

 

Notes:

 

Franchelli, S. et al. (2012). “Breast Implant Infections after Surgical Reconstruction in Patients with Breast Cancer: Assessment of Risk Factors and Pathogens over Extended Post-Operative Observation.” Surgical Infections 13, no. 33 (2012): 154–58. 

 

Lewis, P. A., & Cunningham, J. E. (2016). “Dynamic Angular Petrissage as Treatment for Axillary Web Syndrome Occurring after Surgery for Breast Cancer: A Case Report.” International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork 9, no. 2 (2016): 28–37.

 

Sinha, I. et al. (2017). “Late Surgical Site Infection in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 139, no. 1 (2017): 20–8. 

 

Wilk, I. et al. (2015). “Application of Tensegrity Massage to Relive Complications After Mastectomy—Case Report.” Rehabilitation Nursing: The Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 40, no. 5 (2015): 294–304.

 

This podcast sponsored by:

 

Books of Discovery

 

Anatomy Trains

 

Oakworks

 

Host:

 

Ruth Werner

 

Additional articles by Ruth Werner:

 

“COVID-19–Related Complications”

 

“Skipping a Beat: Cardiac Arrhythmias,”