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Which Stage of Injury Are You In? Check Your Inflamation! Stage | Days Duration | Symptoms | Treatment | Exercise | Medications | Acute –
“Swelling” | 1 - 4 | • pain, redness, swelling, heat, loss of motion
• pain while resting and aggravation with motion
• secondary muscle spasms that restrict joint motion | •microcurrent therapy
• bracing and taping
• ice and elevate
• compress and rest | • posture, in nonweight-bearing
positions; progress
to weight-bearing | •acetaminophen, if needed | Sub-Acute –
“Regneration” | 2 -14 | • healing and repair occuring
• some aggravation expected while getting to the next level
• range of motion increase;
pain at point of resistance | • ice after activities that aggravate
• begin restoring normal range of motion with joint mobilization
• myofasical release,
strectching
• Kinesio taping® | • posture, in nonweight-
bearing
positions; daily | • acetaminophen, if
needed
• ibuprofen, if needed | Chronic –
“Scar Tissue
Maturation
and
Remodeling
State” | 14 days to
1 year | • scar tissue maturing
• normal range of motion
maintained | • strength and muscle
balancing
• ice after activities that
aggravate
• myofasical release,
strectching
• bracing
(for reassurance only | • posture, daily
• disk problems;
wobble chair and
cervical traction | • fish oil
• glucosamine sulfate, for arthritis | | Kinesio Taping is a registered trademark of Kinesio® USA, LLC. |
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