What causes soft tissue damage?
• Acute conditions: such as pulls, tears, and collisions. (Acute Injury) • Micro-trauma: overuse conditions, performing repetitive actions over and over again. (Repetitive Strain Injury) • Repeated or sustained contraction of soft tissue resulting in a hypoxic environment. (Hypoxic fibrous adhesion pathway) Hypoxic fibrous adhesion pathway – okay, sounds complex, but it’s really an important concept to grasp when treating chronic musculo-skeletal injuries. Dr. William Brady D.C., CSCS, founder of Integrative Diagnosis, explains this concept in an easy to understand style. For a more complete picture, click here to view article. Damaging soft tissue can cause your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected areas. When you accumulate these unhealthy tissues-adhesions, scar tissue, fuzz, knots-normal movements are restricted and the muscle’s natural ability to contract is weakened. In addition, these injuries can reduce range of motion, and cause pain, loss of strength, and
