On the physical and energetic levels, scars that are not healed properly, whether on the skin or deeper in the body as adhesions, can cause many blockages in the body which can affect the body locally, or have serious ramifications throughout the body. 

Scars and adhesions result from the body’s attempt to repair any break in continuity of tissue, whether caused accidentally or planned as in surgery. This repair is accomplished through the laying down of new connective tissue in the area.

To better understand how unhealthy connective tissue scarring can adversely affect health, understanding the role of fascia in the body is important. Fascia is connective tissue that is continuous, like a 3-dimensional web throughout the body from head to toe and from the skin to bone. It envelops and permeates every structure including bones, muscles, nerves, blood and lymph vessels even down to the cellular level, penetrating cells to become the cytoskeleton.

When there is trauma or irritation anywhere in the body, it lays down extra connective tissue to help mend and immobilize an area, acting like a bandage or splint. This extra connective tissue binds the structures together like substance in the fascia that once offered lubrication for mobility has now become sticky and solid in some cases. Instead of collagen fibers being laid down in a parallels fashion, they are deposited in a helter-skelter manner. This can inhibit circulation of blood and lymph, decrease range of motion, inhibit muscle strength, and compromise organ and endocrine function.

Keeping in mind that fascia is continuous throughout the body as one structure in and of itself, when one section of it becomes stuck or immobilized, it can then affect other areas and have ramifications throughout the entire body. Ex: picture a sheet spread out smoothly on a table representing healthy fascia then bunch up part of the sheet causing wrinkles throughout the entire sheet.

Source: BodyTalk Fundamentals