FAQ -
Effects of Old Injuries

I have some old injuries and old scars. What effects are these having on my repetitive strain injuries?

- Anytime the body is injured, the fascia at the site of the injury undergoes a chemical change, causing it to tighten and become restricted in its ability to move. It becomes sticky, encouraging adhesions between muscles and other tissues in the area of the injury. All of these old injuries and scars can have the effect of inhibiting full movement and can be a source of strain.

Let us use the example of a person who suffers a broken arm in their youth. The arm is immobilized in a cast for several weeks and once the cast is removed, the arm never quite returns to the flexibility and range of motion that it once had. Now that this person has become older and is now working in a job that requires lots of hand and arm movement, a repetitive strain injury develops.

I feel that the new injury occurs because the original broken arm injury caused changes in the fascia of the arm which persisted into adulthood and now that the arm is being used repetitively, the strain from the break encourages the new repetitive strain injury.