Scar tissue and adhesions usually form after a period of immobilization or after some punch in of tissue injury.
They can form after surgery or trauma as the tissue heals.
Scar tissue and other substances help mend injured tissue.
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Internal adhesions aren’t usually visible through the skin and they often are too deep for you to feel.
They can cause pain due to inflammation and pressure on nearby structures.
Scar tissue formation is a normal part of the healing process after back surgery.
People who have had multiple back surgeries tend to have more adhesions.
Minimally invasive spine surgery is a technique in which a very small incision is made through the skin.
Adhesions can form with minimally invasive procedures or with more extensive back surgery.
Seeing a sports massage therapist who does a technique called cross-fiber friction technique can be helpful, too.
It also brings more blood to the area for healing.
But a cross-friction fiber massage is not your typical massage.
It’s more like work than relaxation.
The action is a bit like sawing.
Sometimes, however, symptoms from adhesions can be so severe that the adhesions need to be surgically removed.
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