How so?
When your skin gets hurt from an injury or surgery, your sympathetic nervous system—kind of like your body's "gas pedal”—jumps in to help out. But when scar tissue starts to form, it can turn into a “roadblock” that cause disruptions to how energy flows throughout the body.
​This disruption keeps your stress response stuck in overdrive, triggering elevated heart rates, higher blood pressure, pain, and inflammation. Scar tissue can increase stress markers like C-reactive protein, creating a ripple effect throughout your body
​These restrictions not only affect the joint, limb or surrounding area, but they can affect the underlying organs, too. This is because scar tissue has the potential to spread in any direction, including internally, throughout the body
Our bodies are inherently a '"-" charge and scars are a "+" charge, acting like a dam, disrupting the flow of energy
Abdominal Scars
Scars' influence goes beyond cosmetic effects—they can:
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Cause chronic post-surgical pain of the abdomen and low back
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Activate sympathetic stress & suppress vagal tone
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Decrease heart rate variability (HRV--a measure of how adaptable your body can be)
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Injure and tighten fascia leading to compensatory movement patterns and can influence pelvic floor dysfunction or pelvic tilt
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Form internal adhesions
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Stagnate lymph and circulation movement
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Cause gut dysbiosis, influencing brain health
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Contribute to nerve compression
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Alter muscle function to some degree
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Impact blood circulation
How does it work?
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SRT uses cellularly responsive DC microcurrent therapy (MPS), a powerful treatment that goes beyond surface-level methods to target scars where they truly form—in the deeper layers of the dermis and beyond.
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Unlike traditional treatments, MPS penetrates deeply to physically alter the polarities of the scar tissue, breaking up deep adhesions and reducing the size of the scar by 23-73%.
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This nearly pain-free technique stimulates your body’s natural healing processes, increasing circulation, breaking down dead cells, and helping the lymphatic system clear away debris.
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It also boosts cellular metabolism, ATP production, and protein synthesis, improving the overall function and appearance of the scar (Cheung 1982). Over time, you’ll see visible changes in the scar’s texture and a reduction in tightness or discomfort.
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MPS is proven to provide significant pain relief—up to 73.2% after just one session (IJCAM 2017)—making it an effective, science-backed solution for scar healing and long-term pain management.
FAQ
How long does the session last?
The duration of treatment will depend on how long you’ve had the scar, how many scars you have, how deep it is, how long it is, and the severity of any pain you may be having. Most sessions for single, smaller scars are between 15-30 minutes, while abdominal scars, multiple scars or very long scars can take longer, up to an hour.
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Does it hurt?
Generally speaking, no; however, there may be some points along the scar line that are more tender and can feel like a little bee sting. If it’s too “sting-y”, just say the word and I will move to the next point.
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How many sessions are needed?
The number of sessions needed can vary based on factors like the age, size, and type of scar. Many people see improvements after just one session, but for the best results, 3 to 6 sessions are usually recommended. Scars continue to develop over 2-3 years following surgery, so older scars may require 4-5 treatments, while newer scars often respond more quickly. Consistent treatment over time tends to yield the best outcomes
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Does it matter how old (or new) the scar is?
Not at all! I have treated scars that still had staples in them just out of surgery and scars that were 40 years old or more with great success. MPS has helped a Vietnam veteran retain the use of his leg, some forty years after his multiple gunshot injury.
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Are there any contraindications?
Contraindications may include pregnancy, pacemakers, active infections, open wounds, and certain types of cancer or active cancer. In any of these cases, written permission from the treating physician is required to proceed.
some of my scar stories...
A woman in her 70’s with a vertical c-section scar complaints of low back pain usually around 3-5/10. As she had gotten older and become less mobile, the abdominal scar adhesions caused her tummy to remain drawn inwards, and she had not “seen her bellybutton” for several years. After the first session her back pain immediately reduced to 1/10 and she said “I can’t believe I can see my bellybutton!”
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A woman in her 30’s who, as a young child, had been running through the house and when she tripped, she put her hands out to catch herself and cut the palm of her hand vertically. As she got older, the scar caused moderate restriction to the movement of the palm of the hand, and she was never able to fully open her hand all her life. After the first treatment she experienced a 30% improvement in opening the palm of her hand without effort and without pain.
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A woman in her 70’s with a knee replacement, 2 weeks post-surgical, was having difficulty attaining knee flexion. After her first session with SRT she gained 10 degrees of flexion with no additional pain.
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A man in his 30’s with a low back post-surgical scar from a football accident that happened when he was 16 years old. He had complaints of constant low back pain, varying in intensity from 3-5/10 depending on level of activity. After the first treatment his pain decreased to 0/10 and remained at 0/10 for about three weeks post.
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A woman in her 50’s who had been in a severe car accident about 20 years prior was unable to sleep on her right side without pain ever since her recovery from the accident. When she showed me where it was hurting in the rib cage, I saw a tiny scar from where a wound drain had been. Once the scar was released, she was able to sleep on her right side for the first time in many years without pain.
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A man in his 70’s with a low back surgical scar extending down below the hip (as they took some of his pelvic bone to repair the spine) having 5-7/10 low back pain. After his scar release the pain reduced to 2/10.
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A woman in her 50’s with an appendix removal scar from 20+ years prior complained of left shoulder feeling “anteriorly subluxed”, once the scar was released the left shoulder anterior pull was relieved and her posture improved releasing the posterior pelvic tilt and releasing the abdominal flexion restriction.
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The following story demonstrates also how scars can hold trauma and influence pain in other parts of the body:
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I had a woman in her 50’s who had low back surgery about 10 years prior. She said the first 5 years were good but over time the pain was returning, generally at a level of 5-8/10 depending on activity level, but at best was 3/10. She had imaging done and there were no abnormalities noted at the surgical site. When she came to her session, her pain was rated at 8/10. I treated her with scar release to the low back scar and followed with back pain protocol. Her pain reduced immediately to 5/10. As we chatted, I noticed that she had a rather deep scar on her right shoulder. She told me she had gotten shoulder surgery “right about the time of her husband’s passing”. While not meaning to stir up any sad memories, I asked her if we could treat the shoulder scar, just to see if it would help anything further. She agreed. I did a scar release on the shoulder, connecting it to a point for trauma release, and her back pain reduced to 0/10, and… it stayed 0/10 for several weeks afterwards before requiring a re-treat! This is a remarkable story but shows how scars can affect the body in ways we wouldn’t think of.
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