Tissue Healing & Pain Flashcards
Healing Process
Physiologic response of tissue following trauma
-Impacted by phase of healing and appropriate progression of therapy
Primary Injury
Acute injury as a result of microtrauma or macrotrauma
Macrotrauma
Produces immediate pain and disability
Microtrauma
Overuse injuries and result from repetitive loading
Secondary Injury
A destructive and self-propagating biological change in cells and tissues that leads to damage hours or weeks after primary injury
5 Key Clinical signs of inflammation
Calor- Heat Rubor- Redness Tumor- Swelling Dolor - Pain Function laesa- loss of function
Calor cause
Increased vascularity
Rubor cause
Increased vascularity
Tumor cause
Blockage of lymphatic drainage
Dolor cause
Pressure or chemical irritation of pain sensitive structures
Function laesa cause
Result of pain and swelling
3 phases of healing
Inflammation
Proliferation
Maturation
Inflammatory Phase
0-6 Days
Critical to entire healing process
5 signs of inflammation
Inflammatory Process
- Disposal of injury by products
- Localized to trauma area
- Sets the stage for repair
- Disturbed fluid exchange
- Migration of leukocytes from blood to tissues
Proliferation Phase
3-20 Days
Cover the wound and impart strength to the injury site
Injured site has greatest amount of collagen, but tensile strength may be 15% of normal
Proliferation Process
Growth of capillary beds into wound stimulated by lack of O2
Increased blood flow
Collagen fibers deposited in random fashion