SOFT TISSUE INJURIES - SOME OF THE MOST SERIOUS INJURIES THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED
SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
Soft tissue injuries are often treated as not serious by some people. The fact is, soft tissue injuries are some of the most serious and disabling injuries one can sustain.
"Hard tissue" injuries, such as bone fractures, in general, in a healthy adult, with proper treatment / "management", will heal in around sex weeks, and again, in a relatively healthy
adult, with few sequelae or residual problems.
Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, ligaments, the BRAIN, the SPINAL CORD, and the NERVES.
Soft tissue injuries can take far, far longer than fractures to heal. They often can leave permanent damage, or at the very least, leave the injured person more susceptible to re-injury or exacerbations in the future.
Dr. Baker also, for the same number of years, has treated many, many motor vehicle accident injury patients, and injured work comp patients, and understands quite well the basic dynamics of injuries such as whiplash, also called a hyperextension/ hyperflexion, acceleration / deceleration injury, RSI injuries affecting soft tissues such as the median nerve, crushing injuries that can result in RSD / CRPS, etc. .
Dr. Baker understands the kind of psychological effect that serious motor vehicle accidents can have on patients.
Patients often become afraid to ride in cars after the accident, or if they do, sit in traffic, fearful of a repeat of what happened in their accident.
He knows, for example. that damage to soft tissues ("soft tissue injuries") not only take FAR longer to health than broken bones, but they rank among the most serious of injuries.
The "hard tissues" are usually thought of as bone, such as the axial (vertebrae for example) skeleton and the appendicular (extremity bones such as arm and leg bones) skeleton.
Traditionally, lawyers usually think of "soft tissue injuries" as hard to document and that juries respond to soft tissue injuries as not as serious as broken bones, but the truth is, the nervous system is "soft tissue", in point of fact, being some of the softest tissue in the body. The brain , spinal cord, and nerves are soft tissues for example.
And, the real truth is that the dangers that are brought about from fractures, are usually the result of bone fragments tearing soft tissues, or impinging on soft tissues, for example, a fractured bone fragment penetrating the cord, rupturing a major blood vessel, etc..http://www.farrin.com/car-accident/soft-tissue-injury-information-center/other-brain-injuries.php "Soft Tissue Injuries - More Than Meets the EyeThe impact of a car crash can cause severe damage to the body. Hard braking, involuntarily bracing for impact, and the crash itself can jolt the body around inside the car. According to a 2002 study by the Insurance Research Council tears, sprains and strains, referred to as soft tissue injuries, are the most common type of injury reported by car accident claimants. 8 out of 10 persons injured in a car accident suffer this type of injury (Insurance Research Council, 2002).
Brain InjuryCar accidents can cause injuries to the head and brain of varying physical and psychological significance.
This type of injury can involve a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or trauma, or the impairment or loss of mental faculty. Such suffering can have long-term or even permanent consequences for the injured person.
While only one family member may have sustained a brain injury, the entire family can suffer from its effects.
After brain injury, things that once were easy and familiar become strange and difficult. Intensive mental effort is usually required to do things that required little or no effort before the brain injury.
Work, school, personal and family life often suffer. Rehabilitation from a serious head or brain injury can take months or even years and involve long-term physical therapy, courses of medication, permanent prescription drug therapy, in-home medical care, and much more. The medical expenses alone can cripple anyone's financial future.
Traumatic Brain InjuryCar accidents are among the leading causes of traumatic brain injury. A brain injury can disrupt some or all of the normal activities of a person's body. Depending on the severity of the injury, the effects can be devastating. Severe surface wounds and fractures often accompany traumatic brain injuries."
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/6090/searchtext/heal%20ing/" Soft Tissue Injuries What exactly are soft tissue injuries? “Soft tissue” is an expression commonly used to refer to the “softer” aspects of the outer body, not including bones and joints. Muscles, tendons, and fascia are examples. Soft tissue injuries are commonplace and range from minor to very serious, depending on the nature of the injury.
Muscles Muscles are the tissues that enable us to move and stay warm. Muscles are arranged in pairs to enable pulling and pushing types of movement. Whenever one muscle in the pair contracts the other is relaxed, and vice versa. This is the basic premise of movement throughout the body. Millions of muscle cells (also known as fibers) operate together to form muscles. The health of the muscles depends on the quality of nourishment they receive. Well-nourished muscle cells are less likely to develop spasms or cramps that lead to pain.
If you’ve sustained muscle injuries, it is important to be aware of the tendency many people have to adjust posture into a position that alleviates the pain, but which may weaken the structure and create muscular stress.
Tendons Tendons connect muscles to the bones they move. Injuries to tendons involve either a tear of some of the fibers or a complete rupture, where the tendon is torn in two. Because tendons require less blood supply than muscles to function, they take more time to heal. If a tendon tears near the surface of the body, bleeding from it may produce bruising. Chronically weakened tendons can occur anywhere, but especially around joints such as the shoulder, knee, elbow, etc.
Tendonitis is the inflammation of the tendons, which are tough bands of tissue that attach muscle to bone. Because tendons are not elastic, they’re more susceptible than muscles to inflammation, even from overuse. The most common areas affected are the hips, knees, shoulders, heels, and elbows.
Activities that require a different range of motion than your usual activities are beneficial to increase the resilience of tendons.
Fascia The tissue that links all the components of the body together is known as “fascia.” It carries nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels through it. Fascia also helps to distribute the weight of the body during movement.
Nerves Nerves carry information from the brain to the body and vice versa. They allow you to move because the brain can co-ordinate all movements based on signals from the nerves. Nerves also send the brain information about the muscles and joints. Nerves transmit pain signals so the brain knows there is something wrong in the body and can co-ordinate a healing response. "
Soft tissue injuries, without ANY doubt, are some of the MOST serious, MOST painful, and potentially, have the MOST long lasting effects of any trauma induced injury.
Soft tissue injuries are often treated as not serious by some people. The fact is, soft tissue injuries are some of the most serious and disabling injuries one can sustain.
"Hard tissue" injuries, such as bone fractures, in general, in a healthy adult, with proper treatment / "management", will heal in around sex weeks, and again, in a relatively healthy
adult, with few sequelae or residual problems.
Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, ligaments, the BRAIN, the SPINAL CORD, and the NERVES.
Soft tissue injuries can take far, far longer than fractures to heal. They often can leave permanent damage, or at the very least, leave the injured person more susceptible to re-injury or exacerbations in the future.
Dr. Baker also, for the same number of years, has treated many, many motor vehicle accident injury patients, and injured work comp patients, and understands quite well the basic dynamics of injuries such as whiplash, also called a hyperextension/ hyperflexion, acceleration / deceleration injury, RSI injuries affecting soft tissues such as the median nerve, crushing injuries that can result in RSD / CRPS, etc. .
Dr. Baker understands the kind of psychological effect that serious motor vehicle accidents can have on patients.
Patients often become afraid to ride in cars after the accident, or if they do, sit in traffic, fearful of a repeat of what happened in their accident.
He knows, for example. that damage to soft tissues ("soft tissue injuries") not only take FAR longer to health than broken bones, but they rank among the most serious of injuries.
The "hard tissues" are usually thought of as bone, such as the axial (vertebrae for example) skeleton and the appendicular (extremity bones such as arm and leg bones) skeleton.
Traditionally, lawyers usually think of "soft tissue injuries" as hard to document and that juries respond to soft tissue injuries as not as serious as broken bones, but the truth is, the nervous system is "soft tissue", in point of fact, being some of the softest tissue in the body. The brain , spinal cord, and nerves are soft tissues for example.
And, the real truth is that the dangers that are brought about from fractures, are usually the result of bone fragments tearing soft tissues, or impinging on soft tissues, for example, a fractured bone fragment penetrating the cord, rupturing a major blood vessel, etc..http://www.farrin.com/car-accident/soft-tissue-injury-information-center/other-brain-injuries.php "Soft Tissue Injuries - More Than Meets the EyeThe impact of a car crash can cause severe damage to the body. Hard braking, involuntarily bracing for impact, and the crash itself can jolt the body around inside the car. According to a 2002 study by the Insurance Research Council tears, sprains and strains, referred to as soft tissue injuries, are the most common type of injury reported by car accident claimants. 8 out of 10 persons injured in a car accident suffer this type of injury (Insurance Research Council, 2002).
Brain InjuryCar accidents can cause injuries to the head and brain of varying physical and psychological significance.
This type of injury can involve a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or trauma, or the impairment or loss of mental faculty. Such suffering can have long-term or even permanent consequences for the injured person.
While only one family member may have sustained a brain injury, the entire family can suffer from its effects.
After brain injury, things that once were easy and familiar become strange and difficult. Intensive mental effort is usually required to do things that required little or no effort before the brain injury.
Work, school, personal and family life often suffer. Rehabilitation from a serious head or brain injury can take months or even years and involve long-term physical therapy, courses of medication, permanent prescription drug therapy, in-home medical care, and much more. The medical expenses alone can cripple anyone's financial future.
Traumatic Brain InjuryCar accidents are among the leading causes of traumatic brain injury. A brain injury can disrupt some or all of the normal activities of a person's body. Depending on the severity of the injury, the effects can be devastating. Severe surface wounds and fractures often accompany traumatic brain injuries."
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/6090/searchtext/heal%20ing/" Soft Tissue Injuries What exactly are soft tissue injuries? “Soft tissue” is an expression commonly used to refer to the “softer” aspects of the outer body, not including bones and joints. Muscles, tendons, and fascia are examples. Soft tissue injuries are commonplace and range from minor to very serious, depending on the nature of the injury.
Muscles Muscles are the tissues that enable us to move and stay warm. Muscles are arranged in pairs to enable pulling and pushing types of movement. Whenever one muscle in the pair contracts the other is relaxed, and vice versa. This is the basic premise of movement throughout the body. Millions of muscle cells (also known as fibers) operate together to form muscles. The health of the muscles depends on the quality of nourishment they receive. Well-nourished muscle cells are less likely to develop spasms or cramps that lead to pain.
If you’ve sustained muscle injuries, it is important to be aware of the tendency many people have to adjust posture into a position that alleviates the pain, but which may weaken the structure and create muscular stress.
Tendons Tendons connect muscles to the bones they move. Injuries to tendons involve either a tear of some of the fibers or a complete rupture, where the tendon is torn in two. Because tendons require less blood supply than muscles to function, they take more time to heal. If a tendon tears near the surface of the body, bleeding from it may produce bruising. Chronically weakened tendons can occur anywhere, but especially around joints such as the shoulder, knee, elbow, etc.
Tendonitis is the inflammation of the tendons, which are tough bands of tissue that attach muscle to bone. Because tendons are not elastic, they’re more susceptible than muscles to inflammation, even from overuse. The most common areas affected are the hips, knees, shoulders, heels, and elbows.
Activities that require a different range of motion than your usual activities are beneficial to increase the resilience of tendons.
Fascia The tissue that links all the components of the body together is known as “fascia.” It carries nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels through it. Fascia also helps to distribute the weight of the body during movement.
Nerves Nerves carry information from the brain to the body and vice versa. They allow you to move because the brain can co-ordinate all movements based on signals from the nerves. Nerves also send the brain information about the muscles and joints. Nerves transmit pain signals so the brain knows there is something wrong in the body and can co-ordinate a healing response. "
Soft tissue injuries, without ANY doubt, are some of the MOST serious, MOST painful, and potentially, have the MOST long lasting effects of any trauma induced injury.
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