When you damage your muscles, tendons, fascia and ligaments (your soft tissues), your body uses scar tissue to repair the wounds. Most people think of these internal repairs as a “like for like” exchange with your regular injured soft tissue. This is false

The reality is scar tissue acts like cellular level GLUE, patching together your damaged tissues. Adhesions lack the elasticity, flexibility and strength of normal tissue. With time (as you age), your accumulated adhesions shorten and restrict your soft tissues, creating soft tissue imbalances, and making simple movements more painful and tiring.

The inflammation caused by your imbalances creates even more damaging scar tissue, creating a progressively worsening inflammation loop that turns into chronic pain. Some people simply call this “aging”. But emerging science is making the case that this is not normal aging.

Groundbreaking studies emerging from 21st century regenerative science show that by targeting and breaking down these accumulations of unwanted scar tissue, it’s possible to positively remodel stronger and healthier soft tissues.

Scar tissue works silently to limit your mobility

• Your scar tissue creates inflexible, weaker, cement-like adhesions in your internal soft tissues.
• Your scar tissue disrupts normal muscle function because it lacks the ability to expand and contract.
• Your scar tissue can be up to 1000 times more pain sensitive than normal tissue. This is why your injured areas cause so much pain.
• Your scar tissue is weaker than normal tissue, and tears more easily. This creates a loop of further damage, greater pain and less mobility and flexibility.
• Your scar tissue shortens muscles, tendons and ligaments, restricting range of motion.
• Your scar tissue appears like tangled hair when imaged. Healthy fascia and muscle images look like rows of straight, combed hair. Similar to tangled hair, damaged muscles may change your appearance and make you look less than your best.

Positively remodeling the internal scar tissue in your muscles, tendons and ligaments with focused, targeted Precision Massage can help you lengthen and strengthen your damaged soft tissues. This may dramatically increase wellness, deliver better range of motion and reduce chronic pain.

FAQ

Why Does My Hip Hurt?

Your thigh and pelvis connect at the hip joint, and even the slightest imbalance in the muscles and tendons located here can cause major problems. Hips (like shoulders) function through a highly movable ball and socket joint encased in soft tissue (ligaments and capsule). When the “ball” or the “socket” are not aligned precisely, the joint can wear unevenly, leading to restricted ROM and pain. Precision Massage identifies your unique hip muscle and ligament imbalances, and targets the precise soft tissues that need treatment.