Inflammation & Tissue Repair Flashcards
ATC’s & modalities
used effectively: will enhance healing
used incorrectly: can harm the individual
therapeutics
- process of heeling
- must be conducive to the healing process
modality
application of some sort of stress to the body
are modalities effective?
conflicting evidence
- exercise if often the most important modality
primary trauma
immediate cellular destruction due to injury, irreversible
EX: ACL tear
secondary trauma
cell death cause by blockage of oxygen (hypoxia) supply to area
EX: swelling cuts off blood supply
prevent secondary trauma?
RICE : rest ice compression elevation
phases of healing
- Inflammatory Response Phase: elicit local & systematic effects, cells remove debris, cells create groundwork
0-4 days - Fibroblastic Repair Phase: cells restore blood vessels
2 days - 6 weeks - Maturation Remodeling Phase: healed tissues adapt to functional loading
3 weeks - 2 years
Heling process
“inflammation can occur without healing, but healing cannot occur without inflammation”
- continuum
- phases over lap with no distinct beginning
- phases do not always continue forward
- Inflammatory Response Phase
- initial reaction of the body tissue to an irritant or injury 3-4 days post injury
- treatment goal: limit pain & swelling
acute injury vascular response
immediate vasoconstriction, then vasodilation occurs
cardinal signs of inflammation
- heat
- swelling
- redness
- pain
- loss of function
White Blood Cells involved
leukocytes. margination. pavementing. adhere. chemotaxis. phagocytosis
3 mechanisms to managing blood loss
- vasoconstriction
- plalelet plug
- adhere to one another, mechanical plug, not permanent - coagulation cascade
clotting cascade
permanent stop of blood loss from injured area