Soft tissue

is an acute or chronic soft tissue injury that occurs to a muscle, tendon, or both . The equivalent injury to a ligament is a sprain. A strain can occur as a result of improper body mechanics with any activity that can induce mechanical trauma or injury. The most common body location for strains to occur is in the foot, leg, or back. • First degree – little tissue tearing; mild tenderness; pain with full range of motion. • Second degree – torn muscle or tendon tissues; painful, limited motion;

If there is more exposure than required it can result in a breakdown of tissues and can increase the acute inflammatory response for a longer period of time, resulting in the patient suffering with their injury longer than the average healing time. Baker and Robertson (2001) came to the conclusion that therapeutic ultrasound may not be more effective than placebo ultrasound for pain, musculoskeletal disorders or soft tissue healing. However many researchers and practitioners continue to believe that

response to injury. An injury to soft tissue can arise from numerous sources. Physical traumas such as sprain, strain or contusion are the most common. However, there could also be injuries from viral or bacterial infection, chemical, or heat injury. Trauma can cause direct damage to cells that are in the immediate area of injury, causing bleeding. From there, the bleeding causes a line of events in the inflammatory process that promote healing the injuries tissue. Stage 1: The Inflammatory Response

profound result upon the body tissues. There are numerous different kinds of myofascial release. Physiotherapists whom are specialized trained by John Barnes have remarkable devices to assist you. He is the founder of the most widely allowed, gentle and reliable kind of myofascial release. To understand how this connects to your body better it might help to comprehend a little about the anatomy of fascia. Fascia Fascia (likewise called connective tissue) is a tissue system of the body to which relatively

Hydroxyapatite, substitute apatite, biphasic system. They often have similar properties to the composition of bone. Their objective is to only mimic the mineral component of bone. They can also be considered bio-absorbable. They avoid the formation of fibrous tissue, and encapsulation of the implant, thus isolating it from the body system (this is a result of an immunological response). A lot of metal orthopedic implants are coated with this material, to help avoid this type of reaction. Nonoxide ceramics An

Mon-Th, Tu- F, M-F). As for intensity, the pressure of using the tool varies based on the condition being treated as well as the patient’s tolerance. Training is required to use the tools properly and address the soft tissue dysfunction. After the certified PT uses the ASTYM tool on the soft tissue dysfunction, exercises are given to the patient to do in order to use that new range of motion, and for functional purposes. Interventions vary depending on the body impairment, but could include: strengthening

which this process rests. This study showed that the endothelium of the capillary system houses the cells responsible for bone formation. Lindholm et al. (1964) were aware, from previous studies, that mast cells transfer calcium ions to different tissues. They counted the variation in mast cell number between 400 Wistar rats with a fractured leg. Histological samples of the callus were treated using led acetate fixation and toluidine blue staining to enable the visibility of the mast cells under a

Calcium- Phosphate Ceramics (CPC) Calcium phosphate ceramics are a type of ceramics with varying calcium-to-phosphate ratio, the important properties of calcium phosphate biomaterials are their bioresorption and bioactivity. The most widely used calcium phosphate based bioceramics are hydroxyapatite (HAP) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). Synthetic Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a calcium phosphate whose stoichiometric formula corresponds to Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 with calcium-to-phosphate ratio is 1.67, it

Ceramics have been used for thousands of years and have been used in a multitude of different application. In the past 70 years ceramics have started to be used in the medical field1. Ceramics can be categorized by its bio-safety and bioactivity. Bio-safe materials are non-toxic and non-inflammatory as to avoid rejection from the body. Where the bioactivity is how it reacts to biological material and processes. Typically ceramics have been used in surgical replacements such as bones and teeth

Damaged ligaments are also referred to as “sprains”. They are graded on a scale of 1 to 3 in relation to the severity of injury. Grade one sprains is a mildly damaged ligament that has a slight stretch, resulting in some pain, discomfort and minimal loss of function, but no abnormal motion. Grade two sprains are ligaments that stretch to a point where it is loose, causing a partial tear. Pain, swelling, instability and moderate loss of function are common symptoms. Grade three sprains are complete