Anyone who has undergone an operation under general anaesthetic, or even under local anaesthetic and then gone under the knife, will be able to relate to the trauma involved with surgery. Firstly, being told they will have to have surgery, then dealing with the thoughts and stress of accustoming to the idea of having that surgery, and once having had the surgery, their next consideration is for dealing with the healing time. Waiting for swelling, inflammation and bruising to settle down, stitches to take, scars to heal can all have their own effect. For medicine each surgery is a procedure, but for the person having surgery, it can be traumatic. Sometimes the trauma can be minor and shortlived and other times its effects can last a life time.
In my work I deal with the trauma of surgery in different ways. Physically it can be a question of rehabilitation. Treating muscle tissue to bring range of motion back upto an acceptable level. To a certain degree I address the scar tissue which forms around the surgical incision, and by doing this it permits the body to return to a state as close as possible to that which is considered natural. If the scar tissue is not treated it can lead to problems as time goes by. Thickened scar tissue can prevent muscle from re-establishing correct alignment and it can prevent the flow of circulation and nervous responses. The surgery can have associated emotional issues linked to it.
You may be knocked out and therefore not consciously aware, but believe me, at some level your body is aware of what memory the surgery leaves. If you are involved in a car accident, needing you to be cut out of your vehicle, where you find you have a serious break or blood loss requiring surgery, this is all data your body tissue stores as emotion… like fear, connected to the idea of losing your life, or not knowing what will happen and losing control. If you were in the vehicle with others and they were injured or died that might also compute at some level..so scars are not always physical….but though the physical scars might heal well, the psychological scars may be trapped, and still leave their mark. These scars may manifest as depression or constant unidentifiable physical pain. These are the things which conventional medical techniques can struggle to resolve, but these are also the things which rob a person of their quality of life.
Not all surgery scenarios are as complicated as I have suggested, but can still have bad memories attached. A simple appendectomy, where the scar can be small and precise, can become very complicated, if the appendix is not where it is supposed to be anatomically. Some of my patients decribe their surgeons as butchers……I of course cannot comment and it is not my place to offer up any reason why this should be, and its important to stress that not every surgical case goes ‘wrong’.
Major heart surgery can leave a massive scar which aesthetically can effect a persons esteem in terms of their body image.
It is my job to use the skills at my disposal to help the individual whose body has undergone the trauma of surgery to overcome the physical and emotional scars which have been left. Craniosacral therapy is a very gentle, non invasive healing technique which can realign body tissue and help address emotional issues. Its uses are far reaching and it can prove highly effective. Manual Lymphatic Drainage massage can reduce healing time, by speeding up the removal of unwanted fluid in the area of tissue damage. It can support the immune systems fight against secondary effects of infection. It can bring necessary nutrient value to aid the healing process and it can permit scar tissue to develop in a manner which brings the least trauma to the physical structure of tissue. Myofascial Release therapy is also useful in both alignment of body tissue and emotional release of trauma trapped in the body. If an individual has an organ removed through surgery, this will effect the way other organs within the body lay, and visceral manipulation can address the delicacy of visceral alignment and function.
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