Pain may not show up for several days or weeks after an injury and by that time permanent damage can occur.
Learn MoreYou and your employer can be assured of a thorough examination, complete documentation along with the expertise to help you recover as fast as possible.
Learn MoreInflammation, repair and remodeling. If you skip a step you increase your chances of re-injury.
Learn MoreIt is important to get checked whether you have pain or not. The reason is that in some cases, pain may not show up for several days or weeks after an injury and by that time permanent damage can occur. This could leave you with a lifetime of pain or disability.
In a study by Tapio Videman, it was found that abnormal joint movement (like what can occur after an accident) can cause damage to cartilage in just a few days. After a week of that abnormal joint movement, injury to bone occurs. By two weeks that damage can become permanent.
So remember to get checked before your problem becomes permanent.
It is important that you report it to your employer immediately. Maryland law allows you to select the care provider. You deserve to have a qualified expert like Dr. Charles examine and treat you. You and your employer can be assured of a thorough examination, complete documentation along with the expertise to help you recover as fast as possible when you choose Dr. Charles.
There are three phases of healing after an injury. The first phase is called the inflammation phase. During this phase the goal is to lower inflammation and protect the injured area from further damage.
The second phase is the repair phase. This is where the body “glues” the tissues back together with collagen. The problem is that this collagen isn’t as good as the original tissue. It is less elastic and less strong. That’s why it is easy to re-injure yourself if you have incomplete healing.
The way to overcome this is to get these tissues to heal loose during this second phase so that the new tissue can simulate flexibility and then improve its architecture during the third phase (called the remodeling phase) so that it maximizes its possible strength.
If you skip a step you increase your chances of re-injury as well as increasing your chances of having chronic pain from your injury.
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