Concepts of Healing - Test 1 Flashcards
What is the best treatment during the inflammation phase?
Therapeutic Modalities
Which type of Collagen is stronger?
Type I
What is angiogenesis?
Growth of new blood vessels
What is the best treatment during the rehabilitation phase?
Strength Training Exercises
During remodeling phase, type __ collagen is broken down and is replaced by type __ collagen.
Type III
Type I
What is tensile strength of a wound directly related to?
amount of collagen present
What is/are the causes of pain during the inflammation phase of healing?
Edema putting pressure on nerve endings
Chemical Mediators increasing the sensitivity of nerve endings
When is collagen produced?
Proliferation Phase
What are factors that affect healing?
Treatment modalities Drugs/NSAIDs Age Disease Wound size Surgical Repair Infection Nutrition Swelling Muscle Spasms
Immobilization of injured tissue will ___ cross-link formation and cause restricted ROM.
Increase
What are effects of periarticular connective tissue immobilization?
Thickening and fibrotic connective tissue
Diminished extracellular matrix water content
During what phase of healing would PROM and/or AROM techniques e best at limiting edema formation and the effects of immobilization?
Inflammation
During immobilization, what causes an increase in fibrosis tissue to form?
Prolonged edema
Define Elasticity.
Ability to return to normal length after an elongation force or load has been applied.
Define Viscosity.
The resistance to an outside force that causes a fluid-like, permanent deformation.