Massage Therapy - Phillipa Reed

C-Section Scar Shelf: How Gentle Scar Massage Can Help

• Release Adhesions: Gentle manual manipulation breaks down dense, misaligned collagen fibers, allowing layers of tissue to glide past each other again.
• Restores Sensation: It can help reduce localised numbness, hypersensitivity or tingling.
• Improves Mobility & Core Engagement: Restoring tissue flexibility makes it much easier to recruit your core and pelvic floor muscles properly.
• Smoothes Appearance: Over time, releases in deeper fascia can help flatten and soften the scar’s visual boundary.

If you have had a C-section, whether it was 6 weeks ago or 6 years ago, you might be familiar with the "shelf" or "overhang" above your scar.

That tethered, pulling feeling, or the stubborn pouch that doesn't seem to go away with exercise, is often due to scar tissue adhesions.
When your body heals from surgery, dense collagen fibers bind layers of tissue together (skin, fascia, muscle). This can restrict blood flow, cause stiffness, and restrict movement, creating that classic "shelf" effect.

How Gentle Scar Tissue Release Therapy Helps Your Body Rebalance
• Release stubborn adhesions and soften tight scar tissue
• Boost blood, lymph and nerve flow to the surrounding area
• Restore tissue and fascia mobility and core support
• Relieve pain and tightness caused by scar webs

Soften, Release, Restore
It Is Never Too Late
Whether your C-section scar is weeks old, months old, or even years old, gentle scar release massage can still provide benefits, reducing fascial adhesions and improving tissue mobility at any stage.
Soften, Release, Restore

Gentle C-Section Scar Release Therapy
Your C-section scar is part of your body’s natural healing process, and it is one to wear with pride.

A C-section is major surgery, cutting through multiple layers of skin, tissue and abdominal muscle. Which is why gentle C-section scar massage can play such an important role in postpartum healing.
C-section scar massage therapy can help:
• Mobilise skin, fascia and deeper tissues
• Reduce scar tissue build-up
• Stimulate blood flow
• Improve flexibility and movement
• Ease tightness, numbness and itching
• Support abdominal muscle function
Phillipa uses a combination of gentle, specialist scar massage and fascial release techniques to your scar, abdomen, hips and lower back to soften, release and restore mobility.

Soften, Release, Restore
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Specialist Massage Therapy
Skilfully applied, massage is an effective way to influence and nourish the structures and functions of the body. Phillipa Reed is highly trained in various restorative bodywork therapies which enables her to tailor the Massage Therapy sessions to suit your individual needs.

This is where skilled hands and tailored techniques come together to restore balance to your body and mind.

Call or text 021 956 691 today to schedule your appointment or email Phillipa now and experience the revitalising benefits of Massage Therapy and specialised restorative bodywork.

What is Myofascial Release?

Myofascial Release is a hands-on therapy that targets the myofascial system, encompassing the connective tissue surrounding your muscles and organs. This technique involves gentle sustained pressure and stretching, aiming to release restrictions and restore the natural balance of the fascia. The fascia is a three-dimensional web-like structure that provides support and stability to your body.
When you experience physical trauma, inflammation, or chronic tension, the fascia can become tight and lose its flexibility. These restrictions can exert excessive pressure on nerves, muscles, and organs, leading to pain and limited range of motion. Myofascial Release aims to alleviate these restrictions, promoting optimal tissue health and function.

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What is Fascia

Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fibre and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; it’s a web that responds to every motion, ensuring fluidity and stability in the body.
Phillipa has extensive training in Myofascial Release Therapy. Using manual therapy techniques along with the latest in technology unique to Phillipa’s practice in Whangarei.

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Myofascial Release Massage Therapy Benefits

Myofascial release aims to release tension and adhesions in the fascia, which can arise due to stress, injury, inflammation, trauma, or overuse, often leading to pain and restricted movement.

-Recover from a chronic or acute injury
-Improving flexibility
-Increase range of motion
-Alleviating symptoms of chronic pain, trauma, and stress
-Assist with musculoskeletal disorders, autoimmune conditions
-Release painful muscle knots, referred pain, and tension
-Improve oxygenation and blood flow in the muscles
-Flushes toxins and metabolites
-Improve posture and structural integrity of the skeletal system
-Improve performance and faster workout recovery
-Encourage movement of lymph, helping your body better fight infection