week 2 stages of healing Flashcards
3 Phases of tissue repair
- Acute Phase: Inflammatory
- Subacute Phase: Proliferation
- Chronic Phase: Remodeling
Length of Healing Stage is determined by:
- Type of tissue
- Trauma level
- Blood supply to area
- Age
- Comorbidities
- Lifestyle
Acute Phase
-Stage 1
-release of chemical triggers inflammatory response
-24-48 hours- 2 weeks
Signs of Acute Inflammatory Response
- redness
- swelling
- pain
- heat
- loss of function
Goals in the Acute Phase
- Reduce pain & inflammation
- Protect from further injury
- Prevent muscle atrophy
Treatment in Acute Phase
- Education
- Rest
- Elevation/Compression
- Protection
- Ice
- Electrotherapy
- Exercise as tolerated
Sub-acute phase
-repair of injured tissue
-re-absorption of inflammatory tissue
-48h-6-12 weeks
Goals of sub-acute phase
- Regain ROM & flexibility
- Rebuild Strength
- Prevent reinjury
Treatment of sub-acute phase
- Address inflammation
- Electrotherapy
- Protection
- Education
- Progressive exercise (Concentric/stretching)
Remodeling phase
-Tissue returns to pre-injury state
-tissue can handle more load because of collagen
Goals of remodelling phase
-Restore function
-Regain strength/flexibility
-Return to activities
Treatment of remodelling phase
- Eccentric exercise
- functional exercise
- Gradual/control return to activity
- education
Most common joint injury
Ligament sprain
Ligament Injuries
- seen in weight bearing joints (ankles/knees)
How do intra-articular ligaments heal?
-not spontaneously
-due to synovial fluid
ex. ACL