SPORTS MEDICINE

 Why sports medicine??????

THE HEALING PROCESS
Phases of healing
1. Inflammatory – Response
2. Fibroblastic – Repair
3. Maturation- Remodelling
Day 4 Week 6 2- 3 yrs
 Inflammatory response phase
 Starts following injury
 Most critical phase
 The destruction of tissues causes direct injury to the cells pf the various soft
tissues.
 Phagocytic cells
 Injured cells release chemicals that facilitate healing process
 Redness, swelling, tenderness, increased tempratur, and loss of function.
 Lasts 2 to 4 days
 Fibroblastic repair phase
 Scar formation
 The period of scar formation is referred to as fibroplasia
 Begins within first few hours following injury and may lasts for as long as 4 to 6
weeks.
 Tenderness , pain in some movements
 Maturation – remodelling phase
 Long term process
 Realignment and remodelling of the scar tissue.
 The collagen fibres that make up the scar realign in a position of maximum
efficiency.
 May require several years to complete