Chapter 10 Flashcards
4 types of referred pain
- myofascial
- Sclerotic
- Myptomic
- Dermatomic
4 Types of soft tissue
- Epithelial Tissue
- Connective Tissue
- Muscle
- Nervous Tissue
Acute Pain
lasts less than 6 months, tissue damage occurs and serves as a warning
Certain condition that can interfere with the healing process of an acute fracture
poor blood supply
poor immobilization
infection
soft tissues between severed ends of bone
Chronic Pain
Lasts longer than 6 months, continues beyond the normal healing time
Definition: atrophy
a decrease in the size of tissue due to cell death and respiration or decreased cell proliferation
Definition: dysplasia
Abnormal development of tissue
Definition: hyperplasia
Excessive proliferation of normal cells in the normal tissue arrangement
Definition: hypertrophy
Increase in the size of a tissue without necessarily increasing the number of cells
Definition: metaplasia
conversion of one kind of tissue into a form that is normal for that tissue
Factors that Impede Healing
Extent of injury
Edema
Hemorrhage
Poor vascular supply
Separation of tissue
Muscle Spasm
Atrophy
Corticosteroids
Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
Infection
Humidity, Climate Oxygen Tension
health, Age and Nutrition
how long does it take for a ligament to heal?
can take up to 2 years to fully heal
how long does it take for a muscle to heal?
typically 6-8 weeks
how long is a bone typically immobilized?
3-8 weeks
Pain Source: Cutaneous
sharp, burning and bright and can have a fast or slow onset