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Greg Boggs
So my dad recently had surgery on his ankle to have one of his peroneal tendons grafted together (the outer to the inner) and he hasn’t been healing well. He had to go back for an mri and they discovered that there was a lot of scar tissue and inflammation causing the graft not to heal, which just causes a cycle of more inflammation and not healing.
Does is there anything that I can give him that can help reduce the scar tissue? And what would be good for inflammation?
Thanks in advance!
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Sydney Alix
My dad had ankle surgery last year, and has a lot of scar tissue and some inflammation that has really hindered his range of motion. A natural practitioner in our area just started laser and acupuncture therapy on his ankle; it’s supposed to be a fairly affective combination to help stimulate healing. She also recommended some supplements (including a turmeric-based one for inflammation) and recommended that he apply & massage in a high quality wheat germ oil to help with the scar tissue.
Is there a good naturopath or ND in your area? It might be good to get a second (and possibly more naturally-minded) opinion.
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Dr. Patrick Jones
Herbs as well as dietary changes can really impact inflammation. Look at the Pain Management lessons and the Dave Case study. We talk a lot about inflammation there (see also the Joint support formula).
For the scar tissue, a physical therapist or some such would be good. Scar tissue is a mechanical problem that needs to be worked through physically by someone. As Sydney said, cold lasers and acupuncture can be really good too. A combination of all of the above is going to be your best bet.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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Lenka
Not herb related, but you may want to look into proteolytic enzymes such as serrepeptase, nattokinase and/or lumbrokinase for both the scar tissue and inflammation. They can be pretty amazing for gobbling up debris in the body. But the trick is to take them on an empty stomach since they otherwise get used up digesting food. And they can thin the blood, so check with his doc/pharmacist if you go this route. Hope he’s doing better!
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Sandra J Cantrell
I have a lot of scar tissue in my upper back and my chiropractor suggested massage therapy but I have also used castor oil packs for that also for pain, inflammation and kidney stones. Don’t take it internally. I’ve used Zen massage but it was too painful. Barbara O’Neal from Australia has videos about using natural products for issues and prevention. That’s where I saw the suggestion of castor oil. I have used certain EO oils specifically for scar tissue but was too costly and hard to use.
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Sydnia Ginger Anady
would the rezimax tuner be beneficial? listening to the webinar the other day it seems that the scraper blade in conjunction with the frequency would be helpful for scar tissue. also i have several scars on my right foot and ankle ( 7 surgeries) lots of scaring, and also right knee from torn meniscus – recently i made a comfrey ( comfrey, calendula, marshmallow, cayenne), lotion and have been rubbing it in. The knee is less painful and stronger, and the swollen scars in my foot seem much flatter. As a bonus ALL of the scaring from a bout of shingles disappeared. my surgeries were several years ago, so i’m very excited for any relief. Definatly saving for a tuner .
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Tina Nassar
I see that this is an older thread, but I also wanted to add DMSO. It is a by-product from trees. I have read that it is great at softening and reducing even older scars. If used while the site is healing you get almost no scaring. I had a huge gash on my foot and it healed with just a faint line, which is not my normal. It requires very specific application so if anyone decides to give it a try make sure to read up on it but not from conventional medicine, which has demonized it.
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