We Treat Mastectomy Pain Without Drugs or Surgery

Mastectomy is a lifesaving treatment for many women diagnosed with breast cancer. Like other surgeries, it can leave painful adhesions and scarring for some women.
The body forms adhesions after surgical procedures, including mastectomy. Learn about how the Wurn Technique® treats post-surgical adhesions and pain:

Mastectomy Pain Overview
Mastectomy is a life saving treatment for many women diagnosed with breast cancer. Yet, like other surgeries, it can leave painful adhesions and scarring. Moreover, some patients are left with significant nerve damage after a mastectomy. Radiation therapy can cause additional adhesion formation in the irradiated areas.

Post-surgical pain or other symptoms may occur at the surgical scar, throughout the chest wall and into the neck, shoulders or arms.
Women who have undergone a mastectomy may experience a variety of post-surgical symptoms. Pain may occur at the surgical scar, throughout the chest wall and into the neck, shoulders or arms. Mild to severe tightness can occur at the surgical site, and throughout the chest cavity and neighboring structures, as adhesive straitjackets envelop the area after the surgery. While pain in some women is attributed to cut nerves (which may be irreversible), we find adhesion formation to be a major cause of pain and tightness, or “frozen shoulder,” after mastectomy in our patients.
As the first step in the healing process after surgery, tiny strands of collagen rush to the site that has been cut or irradiated. There, they lay down in a random pattern to create the powerful bonds we call adhesions. After a mastectomy, these adhesions remain in the body for life as a permanent by-product of the surgery.
Treatment for Mastectomy Pain (Wurn Technique)

Our therapists are acknowledged experts at treating scars and adhesions. We evaluate areas of tension or restricted mobility, then treat each are with sensitivity and respect for each patient’s comfort.
With her husband, massage therapist Larry Wurn, Belinda took a much deeper look at the etiology and biomechanics of adhesion formation. They found that the chemical bonds that attached each of the tiny collagen fibers to its neighbor appeared to dissipate or dissolve when placed under sustained pressure over time. With this knowledge, they developed the Wurn Technique to unravel the bonds between the fibers that comprise adhesions.