Phase 2 Fibroblastic Repair Phase

• How long can fibroblastic repair phase last?

  4 days to 6 weeks
• Fibroplasia


  Period of scar formation
• During Phase 2 there is an increase in what?

  Oxygen, blood flow, nutrients
• Scar tissue in the form of granulation tissue occurs during this phase, it lays down…?

  Disorganized and restrictive
• What is Granulation tissue made up of?

  Fibroblasts, collagen and capillaries
• Treatment: goal in phase 2 is to?

  Assist in scar tissue healing, increase mobility and strengthen safely
• Treatments that favorable for phase 2


  KT tape, cupping, scraping, heat, Analgesic Cream, therapeutic rehab, balance (proprioceptive) rehab, Non-weighted band work, front lunges, soft tissue mobilization