Soft tissue disorder
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Soft tissue disorders are medical conditions affecting soft tissue
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Often soft tissue injuries are some of the most chronically painful and difficult to treat because it is very difficult to see what is going on under the skin with the soft connective tissues, fascia, joints, muscles and tendons.
Musculoskeletal specialists, manual therapists and neuromuscular physiologists and neurologists specialize in treating injuries and ailments in the soft tissue areas of the body. These specialized clinicians often develop innovative ways to manipulate the soft tissue to speed natural healing and relieve the mysterious pain that often accompanies soft tissue injuries. This area of expertise has become known as soft tissue therapy
and is rapidly expanding as the technology continues to improve the ability of these specialists to identify problem areas more quickly.
A promising new method of treating wounds and soft tissue injuries is via platelet growth factor (PGF).
There is a close overlap between the term "soft tissue disorder" and rheumatism
. Sometimes the term "soft tissue rheumatic disorders" is used to describe these conditions.
Soft tissue
In anatomy, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being bone. Soft tissue includes tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, fibrous tissues, fat, and synovial membranes , and muscles, nerves and blood vessels .It is sometimes...
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Often soft tissue injuries are some of the most chronically painful and difficult to treat because it is very difficult to see what is going on under the skin with the soft connective tissues, fascia, joints, muscles and tendons.
Musculoskeletal specialists, manual therapists and neuromuscular physiologists and neurologists specialize in treating injuries and ailments in the soft tissue areas of the body. These specialized clinicians often develop innovative ways to manipulate the soft tissue to speed natural healing and relieve the mysterious pain that often accompanies soft tissue injuries. This area of expertise has become known as soft tissue therapy
Soft tissue therapy
Soft tissue therapy is the assessment, treatment and management of soft tissue injury, pain and dysfunction primarily of the neuromusculoskeletal system....
and is rapidly expanding as the technology continues to improve the ability of these specialists to identify problem areas more quickly.
A promising new method of treating wounds and soft tissue injuries is via platelet growth factor (PGF).
There is a close overlap between the term "soft tissue disorder" and rheumatism
Rheumatism
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology.-Terminology:...
. Sometimes the term "soft tissue rheumatic disorders" is used to describe these conditions.