postinjury
Following bodily damage
Postinjury describes the period or conditions following an injury.
Medical professionals use it to characterize recovery phases, treatments, and patient status: postinjury rehabilitation, postinjury inflammation.
The term appears frequently in sports medicine and clinical research to track outcomes and complications that develop after the initial trauma.
Athletes showed significant strength deficits in the postinjury assessment.
Bodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
- fractureSplit in hard material
- concussionBrain injury from impact
bleeding · shock · wound · contusion · sprain · strain · laceration · hematoma
Disposable soft paper
- repairRestore to working order
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- granulationMaking into small grains
collagen · regeneration · inflammation · fibroblasts · closure · contraction · remodeling · proliferation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- comebackRecovery after decline
improvement · rebuilding · strength · adaptation · return to play · reconditioning · restoration · gradual
Treatment restoring bodily function
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
massage · chiropractic · acupuncture · manual therapy · mobility · range of motion · strengthening · stretching
Persistent apprehensive distress
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- fearEmotional response to threat
- depressionProlonged low state
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
emotional · mental · confidence · coping · adjustment · identity · isolation · support
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
- fractureSplit in hard material
concussion · bleeding · shock · wound · contusion · sprain · strain · laceration · hematoma · dislocation
tissue
Disposable soft paper
granulation · collagen · regeneration · inflammation · fibroblasts · closure · contraction · remodeling · proliferation · scabbing
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
comeback · improvement · rebuilding · strength · adaptation · return to play · reconditioning · restoration · gradual · progress
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- exerciseActivity for fitness
hydrotherapy · massage · chiropractic · acupuncture · manual therapy · mobility · range of motion · strengthening · stretching · modalities
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- fearEmotional response to threat
- depressionProlonged low state
frustration · emotional · mental · confidence · coping · adjustment · identity · isolation · support · counseling
postinjurypreinjury
Before bodily harm
baseline · healthy · uninjured · preventive · prophylactic
postinjurypreventive
Meant to stop trouble
preventative · prophylactic · precautionary · pre-emptive · protective
post, injury, injured, injure, injures, injuring, injuries, injurious