Doesn’t stretching get rid of scar tissue?
Stretching plays an important role in injury treatment and prevention but it will not break down adhesions. Scar tissue (or soft-tissue adhesions) are several times stronger than normal tissue. Often muscle groups will literally adhere to each other, preventing the sliding necessary for full mobility. During normal stretching, the first tissue that elongates is not the scar tissue, but the normal healthy tissue. Stretching is essential at the right time, but it never releases the restrictions that often occur between two soft-tissue surfaces.
