Arrowhead Clinic Chiropractor Atlanta has published educational resources addressing how chiropractic treatment can help reduce scar tissue formation and improve flexibility for patients recovering ...

For all they do for us, our hearts aren't very good at repairing themselves. So when a person suffers a heart attack, their blood pump is left with a large amount of scar tissue, which can impede the ...

Doctors in the U.S. perform nearly 800,000 total knee replacements every year, but some estimates indicate that up to 10% of patients may emerge from surgery with a new problem: arthrofibrosis, or ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona uncovered a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells that play a ...

A few months ago, someone named Cameron took to social media to lament an all too common problem: inadequate scar care. “I had a partial thyroidectomy last week,” Cameron posted. “I have sensitive, ...

When a scar develops from surgery, injury, or infection, the surrounding tissue transforms. While scar formation has been extensively studied, less is understood about the impact of a new scar in the ...