Scar tissue - Foam roller

[Sworder]

Has anybody heard of using a foam roller or massaging techniques to help get rid of "scar tissue"?

A guy was talking about it on another board , found it hilarious, so I figured I would see if anybody here has heard of it?

He said it cleared up pretty well, wouldn't think so. Another question, what do you do about scar tissue? Just leave it be?

Cheers

[Back In Black]

Foam rollers are great if you have the time and the inclination. They can be articulately uncomfortable when used properly. You can improvise, depending where your scar tissue is, with any firm/hard object eg tennis or golf balls for glutes, door frames for delts etc

[Sworder]

How often do you do it and how long until it felt better?

[btern]

best way to get rid of scar tissue is not get it in the first place!! rotate injection sites

[Back In Black]

What type of scar tissue? As Btern intimates is it from pinning or general scar tissue from years of lifting?

[btern]

What type of scar tissue? As Btern intimates is it from pinning or general scar tissue from years of lifting?

yes my bad i should have made sure of this first!! i just assumed from pinning

[baseline_9]

Scar tissue from training... Hmmmm, Id imagine the rollers can help a little but I can say that deep tissue therapy is very painfull and I can't imagine ur going to get that deep with a foam roller... In fact I know u won't....

Go to a physio who specialises in sports therapy and ask for some deep tissue work..... Then go and try the same on a roller... Not gonna happen lol

I almost pissed myself once in a deep tissue session.... Seriously, dribbled a little lol hahaha

[Back In Black]

Exactly why I said you could use other object baseline. Foam rollers are good to use on the ITB's and lowers back and also quads to a degree, as long as you can give yourself pain.

Funny, I've never nearly pissed myself during a massage but a prostate exam on the other hand...........

[baseline_9]

Exactly why I said you could use other object baseline. Foam rollers are good to use on the ITB's and lowers back and also quads to a degree, as long as you can give yourself pain.

Funny, I've never nearly pissed myself during a massage but a prostate exam on the other hand...........

Deep tissue therapy on calves..... The pain was so much that my body just let go a little lol lesson learnt, go for a piss b4 deep work lol

[austinite]

Deep tissue therapy on calves..... The pain was so much that my body just let go a little lol lesson learnt, go for a piss b4 deep work lol

lmao. Now I don't want to get it done

[baseline_9]

lmao. Now I don't want to get it done

Haha ur ok, just go for a wee first lol

The guy doing my work was my m8 also so he wasn't scared to put me in pain... I was happy for him to just do the best job he could...

One thing I want doing is some lat work.... Now that is gona be painfull... Seriously painfull

[LT75]

I use a 4 inch pvc pipe from lowes. Get the rubber end caps so it doesn't slide on the carpet. The pvc gets deeper because there is no give like foam.

[christian123]

I use a pool #8 ball, hurts like hell

[baseline_9]

I use a 4 inch pvc pipe from lowes. Get the rubber end caps so it doesn't slide on the carpet. The pvc gets deeper because there is no give like foam.

I use a pool #8 ball, hurts like hell

Both are good..

With the down pipe some people cover it in a thin layer of foam... Like a ground mat for a sleeping bag

[austinite]

I only have a bowling ball :/

[Pac Man]

^ LOL
Never heard of this but it's interesting. I'm losing injection sites due to scar tissue, I scar up real fast. Can't even hit my right glute or delts anymore.
I rotate everywhere and only use long esters these days but I still scar

[gixxerboy1]

^ LOL
Never heard of this but it's interesting. I'm losing injection sites due to scar tissue, I scar up real fast. Can't even hit my right glute or delts anymore.
I rotate everywhere and only use long esters these days but I still scar

What size pin are you using?

[marcus300]

Scar tissue from training... Hmmmm, Id imagine the rollers can help a little but I can say that deep tissue therapy is very painfull and I can't imagine ur going to get that deep with a foam roller... In fact I know u won't....

Go to a physio who specialises in sports therapy and ask for some deep tissue work..... Then go and try the same on a roller... Not gonna happen lol

I almost pissed myself once in a deep tissue session.... Seriously, dribbled a little lol hahaha

I use to have some deep tissue therapy done and I can confirm it hurts like hell, I was told to use a used roll on deoderant with some massage oil , I did laugh when I first got told this but it really works excellent.

[baseline_9]

I use to have some deep tissue therapy done and I can confirm it hurts like hell, I was told to use a used roll on deoderant with some massage oil , I did laugh when I first got told this but it really works excellent.

That's a really good idea actually

[marcus300]

That's a really good idea actually

I know and it work really well especially if someone does it knows what he's doing.

[baseline_9]

I know and it work really well especially if someone does it knows what he's doing.

Hard dildo shaped vibrator would be good too... With a bit of lube

[marcus300]

Hard dildo shaped vibrator would be good too... With a bit of lube

Lmfao. Wouldn't liked to have a cock shaped massage tool though

[Back In Black]

Hard dildo shaped vibrator would be good too... With a bit of lube

I bet your mate has a knobber!

[Pac Man]

I use 23-25g

[austinite]

I'm old school...

[Sworder]

What muscle group would you use that thing on Austinite?? I could use something on shoulders and quads.. Been pinning biceps, triceps and calves waiting for ST to disappear.

[austinite]

What muscle group would you use that thing on Austinite?? I could use something on shoulders and quads.. Been pinning biceps, triceps and calves waiting for ST to disappear.

twas a joke. I don't really use a wringer

Calves?? ouch! And you complain about my forearms?!

[Sworder]

Calves aren't bad at all! I would do forearms but there are too many nerves there. Doing biceps/triceps the day before gives it a really nice pump, same with calves!:P

[austinite]

Calves aren't bad at all! I would do forearms but there are too many nerves there. Doing biceps/triceps the day before gives it a really nice pump, same with calves!:P

I hit a nerve the day after you sent me that pic. I yelled.. "F'n sworder!". Then I pinned again.

[Sworder]

Haha, that sucks! A friend said he was trying to use a SEO in his forearms. After hitting a nerve three times he gave up. I wouldn't go on forearms unless I was shown exactly where to pin. The chart makes it confusing, sends a red flag in my brain. DO NOT PIN FOREARMS!

[austinite]

3 years, 3 nerves. Not a bad ratio.

[Sworder]

Wow, impressive! Do you get a lot of bruises?

[austinite]

Wow, impressive! Do you get a lot of bruises?

yes. Im a giant bruise. Lats especially.

[Sworder]

I managed to find the right spots on my biceps so they don't bruise often.
It was getting annoying with a purple bruise on my arm. Especially in the hotter states such as Cali and Texas where long sleeves aren't used often. Coming up with excuses can be tedious too when people ask, I usually just say that I train MMA..

[austinite]

Bruising is not relevant to me. My body is covered in hyper-pigmentation.