What is Soft Tissue Damage?
Any form of damage to the tissues of ligaments, tendons or muscles is termed as soft tissue damage. It is sometimes referred to as soft tissue injury. Basically, there are three different forms of soft tissue damage, they are strain, sprain and contusion. A strain is a form of damage where the muscle or tendon is injured mainly because of overuse or repeated overstretching. In a sprain, the ligament gets affected and is caused if it is twisted or wrenched. Soft tissue damage in foot, knee or ankle often occur due to sprain. Contusion is also known as bruise and it happens when the tissue is being hit by a blunt force that leads to damage in the underlying blood vessels. Soft tissue damage resulting from car accidents or a bad fall often results in serious contusions. Soft tissue damage is graded into three different categories depending on the severity of the injury. A first degree damage is caused by a minor injury where the ligament or muscle get slightly overstretched. Here a mild p
