PRINCIPLES OF INTERVENTION Flashcards
How many days does the acute stage of inflammation and repair last?
4-6 days unless insult is perpetuated
The body’s way of immobilizing a painful area
Edema/joint effusion, and muscle guarding
Occurs during any injury/insult caused by trauma, repetitive use, or chemical irritants to reinstate homeostasis
Acute stage of inflammation and repair
Proliferation, repair, and healing stage that lasts 10-17 days (14-21 days after onset of injury)
Subacute stage
May last up to _ weeks in tendons d/t limited circulation
6 weeks
Noxious stimuli are removed and capillary beds begin to grow into the area
subacute stage
Pain synchronous c encountering tissue resistance at the end of available ROM and occurs only when newly developing tissue is stressed beyond its tolerance
Subacute stage
Maturation & Remodeling stage which may last for 6 months to 1 yr depending on what type of tissue is involved and the magnitude of damage
Chronic stage
Scar retraction is completed by day __
21
May have contractures or adhesions that limit ROM c muscle weakness, limiting normal function
Chronic stage
Factors affect density and activity level of the fibroblasts in remodeling time
+ amount of time immobilized
+ stress placed on tissue
+ location of lesion
+ vascular supply
T/F: Tendons and ligaments have shorter healing time compared to muscle
False, muscles are more vascularized than tendons and ligaments, thus, making mm recovery time shorter
Difference between late subacute and chronic stages are
- improvement in quality (orientation and tensile strength) of collagen
- reduction of wound size during chronic stages
If there is a progressive loss of ROM due to stretching, what do you do?
do not stretch
Prolonged or recurring pain, and resulting limitations in activity & function occur as a result of stress being imposed on tissues that are unable to respond to the nature of the stress
Chronic inflammation
Tissue responses and characteristics during acute stage
- vascular changes
- exudation of cells and chemicals
- clot formation
- phagocytosis, neutralization of irritants
- early fibroblastic activity
Tissue responses and characteristics during subacute stage
- removal of noxious stimuli
- growth of capillary beds into area
- collagen formation
- granulation tissue
- very fragile, easily injured tissue
tissue responses and characteristics during chronic stage
- maturation of connective tissue
- contracture of scar tissue
- remodeling of scars
- collagen aligns to stress
Impairments during the chronic stage of tissue repair
-contracture & adhesions
-weakness, poor endurance & neuromuscular control
-dec functional usage of the involved body part
-inability to function as expected
Tissue responses and characteristics during the acute stage
vascular changes, exudation of cells and chemicals, clot formation, phagocytosis, neutralization of irritants, early fibroblastic activity
Removal of noxious stimuli, growth of capillary beds into area, collagen formation, granulation tissue, very fragile and easily injured tissue
Subacute stage
Absence of inflammation and pain after tissue resistance
clinical signs of chronic stage
Area at high risk for injury in a skeletal muscle
myotendinous junction
MOI for muscle injuries
high demand/impact activities d/t a significant force that can lead to muscle strain or contusion