Physiotherapy for Scar Management, a Rapid Review

Background: The skin provides a protective barrier against external factors. Skin damage leads to loss of its integrity. Scars may progress into pathologic hypertrophic and keloid scars. Continuing pain, loss of movement due to adhesion or contracture and changes in cosmetic appearance can significantly affect psychological recovery and quality of life of the patients post injury. Different treatment methods can manage scars. Physiotherapy techniques are one of these methods. The aim of this review was to describe the potential of physiotherapy in scar management. Method: Search was conducted in Pubmed, Scopus, PEDro, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science to find studies considered physiotherapy techniques in scars management. Result: The results indicated that there are effective types of physiotherapy techniques for scar management. Conclusion: Physiotherapeutic techniques (electrotherapy, taping, phonophoresis, manual therapy...) are effective and non-invasive methods for scar management. It can be recommended to consider physiotherapy as an effective method in scar management.

کلیدواژه ها:

Scar ، Physical Therapy ، Electrotherapy ، Manual Therapy