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Soft tissue injuries occur when muscles, tendons or ligaments are damaged by trauma or overuse. Common soft tissue injuries include sprains, strains, contusions and ruptures. Sprains involve ligament damage, while strains are muscle injuries. Treatment focuses on RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation. Healing occurs in three stages - inflammatory, repair and remodeling - with the goal of replacing damaged tissue with healthy, functional tissue.
Soft tissue injuries occur when muscles, tendons or ligaments are damaged by trauma or overuse. Common soft tissue injuries include sprains, strains, contusions and ruptures. Sprains involve ligament damage, while strains are muscle injuries. Treatment focuses on RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation. Healing occurs in three stages - inflammatory, repair and remodeling - with the goal of replacing damaged tissue with healthy, functional tissue.
Soft tissue injuries occur when muscles, tendons or ligaments are damaged by trauma or overuse. Common soft tissue injuries include sprains, strains, contusions and ruptures. Sprains involve ligament damage, while strains are muscle injuries. Treatment focuses on RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation. Healing occurs in three stages - inflammatory, repair and remodeling - with the goal of replacing damaged tissue with healthy, functional tissue.
Soft tissues are a variety of tissues that support, connect, or surround other structures in the human body, and that are not rigid like bone What is a Soft Tissue Injury? A soft tissue injury is the damage that can occur at a localized area of soft tissue as the result of some sort of physical trauma or repetitive abuse 1.Acute- sudden injuries 2.Overuse- repetitive stress SPRAIN Injuries to ligaments Grades – First degree- tear of minimum no of fibres of ligament Second degree- partial rupture of more fibres with no instability Third degree- complete disruption of ligament resulting in joint instability. - severe injury CONTUSION Blunt injury Results in hematoma d/t tear of scattered muscle fibres and small blood vessels Ice application Anti inflammatory drugs Early mobilization prevents scarring and contracture and helps in restoration. RUPTURE
Violent contraction of muscle to stop it from
overstretching in various degrees of tear in muscle Common areas- musculo-tendinous junction Common site - Biceps brachii - Supraspinatus - Quadriceps - Gastrocnemius STRAIN
Grade I (mild) strains affect only a limited number of
fibers in the muscle. There is no decrease in strength there is full active and passive range of motion. Pain and tenderness are often delayed to the next day. Grade II (moderate) strains have nearly half of muscle fibers torn. Acute and significant pain is accompanied by swelling and a minor decrease in muscle strength. Grade III (severe) strains represent complete rupture of the muscle. This means either the tendon is separated from the muscle belly or the muscle belly is actually torn in 2 parts. Severe swelling and pain and a complete loss of function are characteristic for this type of strain. Treatment
RICE stands for:
Rest: Stop any exercise or physical activities and avoid putting any weight on the affected limb. Ice: Apply ice to the injury for up to 20 minutes every 2 to 3 hours. Compression: To help reduce swelling, a person can wrap the affected area with a bandage or trainer's tape. Loosen the wrap if the area gets numb or if the pain increases. Elevation: Keep the injured area raised above chest level if possible STAGES OF HEALING 1. Inflammatory stage 2. Repair (proliferation) stage 3. Remodeling (maturation) stage The Inflammatory Stage
Here body is responding rapidly to the onset of a soft tissue
injury Warmth, redness, pain and swelling. This limitation is a protective mechanism, as it will help reduce the chance of further injury to the site. Brief, lasting up to about five days This phase of healing ends with the Clotting of blood vessels, The mechanical protection against the entry of foreign bodies , Subsiding of the inflammatory response The Repair Stage
purpose is to remove the dead tissue and debris from
the site of the injury, and to replace it with new tissue. when the new tissue is formed, the structure of it is much less organized. This is largely because the new fibres are being deposited in random directions, resulting in a less functional tissue. This is referred to as scar tissue. phase begins shortly after the initial injury and can last several weeks this scar tissue is still not as functional as the healthy tissue that existed prior to the injury, and so you should not expect to regain all your strength and mobility. The Remodeling Stage
purpose of this phase is to remodel the scar tissue over
time into a more healthy, functional tissue this stage should last anywhere between about one to eighteen months. The goal at the end of this phase have a healthy, functional soft tissue at the site of the once-injured soft tissue.