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Intro To Physical Agents Flashcards

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energy and materials applied to patients to assist in their rehabilitation.

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Physical Agents

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Physical Agents include

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heat, cold, water, pressure, sound, electromagnetic radiation, and electrical currents.

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Categories of Physical Agents

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Thermal, mechanical, Electromagnetic

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Thermal agents include

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superficial-heating agents, deep-heating agents, and superficial-cooling agents

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Mechanical agents include

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traction, compression, water, and sound.

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Electromagnetic agents include

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electromagnetic fields and electrical currents.

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Physical Agents aka

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Therapeutic Modalities
Physical Modalities
Biophysical Agents
Electrophysical Agents

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Represent the admiration of thermal, mechanical, electromagnetic, and light energies for a specific therapeutic effect

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Physical Agents

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Represent a group of interventions that are adjunctive components of a more comprehensive therapy plan

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Physical Agents

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Clinical application of physical agents

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Modulation of pain
Alteration of muscle activation
Decreasing inflammation and facilitating tissue healing
Increasing tissue extensibility

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common chief complaint

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Pain

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Goals in pain modulation

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Increasing blood flow
Decreasing swelling
Reducing compression

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Discomfort/ protective signal
Unpleasant sensation
Reliable indication of the location of the injury

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Pain

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a-delta fibers neurons

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Unipolar at DRG

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c fibers neurons

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Unipolar at DRG

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a-delta diameter

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small

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c fibers diameter

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smallest

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a-delta fibers myelination

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myelinated

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c fibers myelination

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unmyelinated

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a delta fibers transmission of action potential

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30 m/s

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c fibers transmission of action potential

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1-4 m/s

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a-delta fibers pain transmitted

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sharp, stabbing, pricking

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c fibers pain transmitted

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dull, throbbing, aching, burning

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a-delta fibers description

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localized

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c fibers description

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diffusely localized

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fibers of Fast acting pain

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A delta fibers

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fibers of Slow acting pain

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C fibers

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Inhibitory to substantia gelatinosa

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C fibers

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Continuous lang yung pain
Throbbing and burning
Diffusely localize

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C fibers

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Facilitatory to the substantia gelatinosa

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A delta fibers

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Sharp, pricking
Could be localized

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A delta fibers

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Pain is modulated by endogenous opioid-like peptides

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ENDOGENOUS OPIOID SYSTEM

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33
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Pain is modulated by endogenous opioid-like peptides called

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opiopeptins or endorphins

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PAIN RELIEF THEORIES

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GATE CONTROL
ENDOGENOUS OPIOID SYSTEM

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ALTERATION OF MUSCLE ACTIVATION

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FACILITATION
INHIBITION

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Depolarization of peripheral n. to recruit more motor units

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FACILITATION

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Decrease motor nerve conduction or synaptic activity
Reduction of pain

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INHIBITION

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Tissue Healing Process

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Inflammation
Proliferation
Maturation

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Goal during inflammatory phase

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-Decrease blood flow and metabolic activity to reduce swelling
-Reduction of pain
-Minimize duration and residual effects of inflammatory phase

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Goal during proliferative phase

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Enhance blood flow and cellular activity to promote repair of damages tissue

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Goal during Maturation Phase

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-Influence maturation and organization of collagen
-Restore functional integrity

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Inc. tissue extensibility through

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facilitates elongation and deformation of collagen

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Types of Physical Modality

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Thermal, Electromagnetic, Mechanical

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Agents that increase or decrease tissue temperature

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Types of thermal

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Cold or cryotherapy
Hot Packs

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Cold or cryotherapy

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Ice or cold pack
Vapocoolant spray
Cold whirlpool

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Hot Packs

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Hot moist
Paraffin wax bath

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Methods of Heat Energy Transfer

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Conduction, Convection, Evaporation, Conversion

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Treatments that transfer heat through Conduction

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Hot moist pack, Paraffin wax bath, ice/ cold pack

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Treatments that transfer heat through Convection

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Cold whirlpool, fluidotherapy

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Treatments that transfer heat through Evaporation

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Vapocoolant spray

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Treatments that transfer heat through Conversion

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Ultrasound and Diathermy

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Mechanical to electrical energy

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Direct Piezoelectric Effect

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Electric to mechanical

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Reverse/Converse/Inverse Piezoelectric Effect

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Agents that apply electrical current or electromagnetic radiation to induce physiological effects

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Electromagnetic

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Agents that apply force to inc. or dec. pressure on the body

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Mechanical

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Mechanical Intervention

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Water, Mechanical Traction, Compression, Pressure, Sound

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Water

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Hydrotherapy

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Mechanical Traction

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Intermittent cervical traction (ICT) or intermittent lumbar traction (ILT)

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Compression

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Intermittent pneumatic compression

Used for swelling/edema

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Pressure

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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

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Sound

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Ultrasound
Continuous or pulsed mode

Electrical to mechanical
Crystal in ultrasound vibrates = soundwaves = heat

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Relative contraindications

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Precaution

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Conditions or factors in which a pt is at risk of experiencing an adverse event

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Precautions

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Proceed with caution

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Precautions

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Old age

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Precautions

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Impaired Sensation

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Precautions

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Pregnancy

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Precautions

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Unconcious

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Precautions

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Young age

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Precautions

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Absolute contraindications

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contraindications

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Conditions or factors in which treatment over a specific body region should not be applied

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contraindications

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Increased risk of adverse effects

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contraindications

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cancer

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contraindications

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fever

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contraindications

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Electronic implants

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contraindications

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Hemorrhagic conditions

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contraindications

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Active deep venous thrombosis

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contraindications

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Documentation

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Modality
Body region
Patient position
Parameters (specific to the modality)
Rationale

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Transfer of energy to a patient to increase
or decrease tissue temperature

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THERMAL AGENTS

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Superficial Heating Modalities

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❑Hot moist packs / HMP (kept in
hydrocollator tank)
❑Paraffin wax bath / PWB
❑Fluidotherapy

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➢ Deep Heating Modalities

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❑Ultrasound (US)
❑Diathermy
❑Shortwave Diathermy (SWD)
❑Microwave Diathermy (MWD)

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Apply energy in the form of
electromagnetic
radiation or an electric
current

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ELECTROMAGNETIC AGENTS

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energy is
transmitted by oscillatory motion in the
form of -

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Electromagnetic Wave

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__ wavelength → __ frequency of
oscillation

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Shorter, higher

87
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representation
of various wave energies

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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energy is
transmitted by oscillatory motion in the
form of ___

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Electromagnetic Wave

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Electromagnetic Wave

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ultraviolet radiation, diathermy,
LASER, infrared radiation

90
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use of electrical
current to induce muscle contraction,
changes in sensation, edema reduction and
tissue healing

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Electrical Stimulation

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Electrical Stimulation

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❑Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
❑Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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Inflammation Phase Duration

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Proliferation Phase Duration

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Remodeling Phase Duration

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21 days -2 yrs

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Inflammation Phase

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Vasoconstriction - vasodilation - blood clot - phagocytosis

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Proliferation Phase

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Epithelialization - fibroplasia - wound contracture - neurovascular

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Maturation Phase

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Collagen cytosis - collagen fiber orientation - healed injury

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