{"id":8424,"date":"2021-10-11T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/?p=8424"},"modified":"2024-06-18T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:57:49","slug":"kinesiology-taping-for-breast-cancer-related-scar-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/general\/kinesiology-taping-for-breast-cancer-related-scar-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Kinesiology Taping for Breast Cancer Related Scar Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Written By: Nicole Scheiman, OTR\/L, MHS, DrOT, CLT-LANA, CORE, CES, CKTP<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in observance of this special month, we are highlighting a kinesiology taping technique for scar management!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who have scars from lumpectomies and mastectomies can benefit from scar management techniques to prevent scar adhesion, decrease the overall width of the scar, improve coloring, provide an improved cosmetic appearance, and prepare them for potential reconstruction.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While our traditional manual techniques for scar management remain appropriate, it is often only completed the 2-3 times per week when we typically see these patients in the outpatient setting.\u00a0 We do our best to teach patients to complete self-management, but the reality is that this doesn\u2019t always happen consistently!\u00a0 So, if we do our traditional techniques in the clinic and follow with the demonstrated taping in our video, our patients get ongoing treatment from the time they leave us until they see us again!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8429 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5-1080x404.png 1080w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture5.png 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click the video below for the scar application technique:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6WO-nHZECIQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Example of Scar Management<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-244x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture1.png 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Patient was status post coronary artery bypass graft with staples removed just prior to photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As soon as incision was able to tolerate manual techniques (this is different for everyone and can take longer for individuals going through cancer treatments) the incision was divided into thirds.\u00a0 The top third was treated with kinesiology taping (see video for technique).\u00a0 The middle was treated with our traditional manual scar management techniques, the bottom third received no treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8430 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture6-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture6-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture6-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture6.png 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Results-note the scar width and coloring.\u00a0 The top third healed with not only a better cosmetic outcome, but the scar is smaller in width and if you could feel, you would notice that the scar is mobile meaning it is not\u00a0adhered, limiting range of motion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explore online continuing education courses from Nicole below:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/course\/PONCNS.2\/oncology-rehabilitation#\/onlinevideo\/6-ceus\">Oncology Rehabilitation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/course\/PBRENS.1\/rehabilitation-considerations-for-comprehensive-breast-cancer-care#\/onlinevideo\/2-ceus\">Rehabilitation Considerations for Comprehensive Breast Cancer Care<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/course\/PHANNS.1\/rehabilitation-considerations-for-head-and-neck-cancer#\/onlinevideo\/2-ceus\">Rehabilitation Considerations for Head and Neck Cancer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/course\/PAINNS.1\/rehabilitatirehabilitation-approaches-to-better-manage#\/live-webinar\/2-ceus\/live-interactive-webinar-ol-2021-11-04\">Rehabilitation Approaches to Better Manage Cancer Pain<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.summit-education.com\/ce\">summit-education.com<\/a> for more 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