@wornout All surgeries create scar tissue, and that scar can extend right up from where the surgeon was working internally to the incision scar on the skin surface like a rope that pulls and creates tightness. I work on my neck tightness which resurfaces from time to time. When I get the tension released by stretching or my manual stretching, it gets things moving again properly and relieves pain and stiffness. My incision periodically tightens up and I need to re-stretch it. Some doctors know of the benefits of MFR, and some are unfamiliar with it, but don't let that stop you.

Deep tissue massage can help, but you want to avoid creating new scar tissue doing it. MFR works because it is slow and gentle, and you just wait until the fascia unwinds itself. If you are too aggressive. the body resists and the fascia can tear creating more scar tissue, for example when you stretch too far and feel pain from it for several weeks.