Why? What anatomical/physiological reason is there is no adaptive/healing in the tissue after injury?
Answer by Barbara D
they usually think there's a tear in the muscle which needs to be stitched up
Answer by jj.keily
Because its usually a cartilage tear. The problem with cartilage is that it gets very poor bloodflow. Blood is very important to the healing process, because it brings all the necessary components to the injured area to help facilitate healing. Therefore, without being stitched shut, and even often after being stitched, it takes a very long time to heal.
Answer by Richard C
Wisdom Seeker, the reason for this is that the tendon tears usually in the supraspinatus muscle. This is the muscle that allows you to raise your arm away from the body. When this tears it takes a long time to heal sometimes around a year. The reason for this is that the blood supply after about 30 years old stops. This means that it will take longer and is harder for this tendon to heal but not impossible. The latest studies show that you should only have surgery if there is no healing after a year or that the tear in the rotator cuff is extensive. The scar tissue that forms takes time to mature and form a solid enough link to allow usage of the injured area. One of the new developments is to strengthen the uninjured side. This allows the body to actually strengthen the injured side without having that side do any work. So by working the other side you are making gains. The other question that comes up with this has to do with the bone structure of the acromial arch. If this bony structure has a spur on the bottom or is flat it may have to be resected to allow enough room for the bone to flow smoothly under it.
Answer by Slinky
No idea.
Your healing system is very limited in automatic mode and most people do everything possible to hinder it due to stupidity.
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Speed-healing-of-trauma-injuries-through-self-directed-regeneration
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