Scars, whether surgical or trauma, can have lasting pain and contribute significantly to causing and perpetuating a person’s pain. Taping can help mobilize the scar by adding a gentle pull to help mobilize the tissues, or can be used to help support the tissue to allow better exercise can function while the tissue desensitizes and remodels.
Rocktape article with study on scar taping
Karel Lewit article discussing active scars as a therapy failure