For caregivers and family members, learn basic massage techniques for each type of burn scar as well as the precautions and contraindications associated with working on scar tissue.
Learn techniques to increase your comfort and confidence with massaging scar tissue which could lay the foundation to create a deeper bond between survivor and caregiver.
This is a partial recording from Phoenix World Burn Congress 2020.
About the Speakers
Chris Hallwas was burned as an adult in 2002 in a head on collision. She met Jen Hartley in 2007 and decided to pursue a career in massage. She wanted to assist Jen with her mission to help burn survivors.
Jen Hartley was burned as a child at 15 months old in hot water. She grew up spending a lot of her childhood at Shriner’s Hospitals. Jen wanted to give back to the burn survivor community and pursued a career in massage as a way of giving back to the burn survivor community.
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