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Physiology

Range of movement

Range of movement

Range of movement: ulna and radius

Soft tissue healing: Acute inflammation blood clot forms, tissue disruption for 72 hours. Regeneration clot shrinks, new fibrous tissue forms within next 6 to 8 weeks. Re-modelling tissue fibres become organised from 6 to 12 months

Bone healing: haematoma, week 1. soft callus, week 2 to 3. hard callus weeks 4 to 16. remodelling week 17 onwards

Myofascial tightness: a network of fascia surrounds all tissue

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