Managed Tissue Injury Case Study

Damaged tissue (inflammation)

Inflammation is the body’s response to injury. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the body to attempt to remove harm and to initiate the healing process. Inflammation occurs with a few minutes of the incident up to a few hours after depending on the severity of the injury.

There are 5 key characteristics of inflammation these are:

• Pain

• Redness

• Swelling

• Heat

• Immobility (loss of use)

Injury causes Tissue damage.

Damaged tissue causes release of chemicals.

Blood vessels dilate

(This means more blood is able to be moved around the body as there is more room for blood to travel. We want to get blood to the injury.)

Going through

Ligaments stabilize and support the body's joints. They act almost as a shock absorber to stop the two ends of the bones grinding together. For example, ligaments in the knee connect the upper leg with the lower leg, enabling people to walk and run.

A strain is an injury of a muscle and/or tendon. Tendons are fibrous cords of tissue that attach muscles to bone.

A sprain is caused by direct or indirect trauma (a fall, a blow to the body, etc.) that knocks a joint out of position, and overstretches, and ruptures ligaments. This injury can occur when an individual lands on an outstretched arm; slides into a base; jumps up and lands on the side of the foot; or runs on an uneven surface.

Strains are the result of overuse of muscles and tendons. Poor timed rest breaks during intensive training leads to a strain. Acute strains are caused by a direct blow to the body, overstretching, or excessive muscle contraction.

Sprains and strains are classed in three different categories, these are first, second and third, this depends on how many fibres have been torn. Grade 1 would be a few fibres torn and when moving up to grade three this would be a total rupture. Symptoms are different for each