Fundamental tissue types

There are four types of fundamental tissues in the human body: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous. All the tissues of the body can be defined as soft tissue except bone. Some scientist, however, more technically defines soft tissue as the matrix of the human body comprised of cellular elements within a ground substance. Furthermore, they believe that soft tissue is the most common site of functional impairment of the musculoskeletal system. Therefore most sports-related injuries occur to the soft tissues.

4.8. Ask questions to the italics words.     1. After the immediate treatment program has been implemented and when the environment allows (return to the outpatient clinic or training room), the athlete must be reevaluated so that short-term treatment goals and procedures may be revised and long-term goals developed. 2. These treatment procedures and short-term goals are primarily concerned with assisting the healing process and enabling the subsidence of the symptoms associated with the injury, such as pain, swelling, and decreased function. 3. Short-term goals are therefore goals that may be achieved in 2 to 4 weeks after injury.

Functional testing. Functional testing may be performed to determine the athlete's functional level for safe reentry in sports.

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