INJURY SIGNALING

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Once an injury occurs, the body relies on the signaling carried out by platelets in your blood. Platelets detect danger, then the body allocates resources to respond based on this signaling.

INFLAMMATION

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Before repair can be made, inflammation must occur to make room for the healing resources to do their job.

BLOOD VESSEL GROWTH

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Blood vessels are like the roads to transport healing resources to the site of an injury. Platelets are directly responsible for this task through a process called angiogenesis.

MOVEMENT OF HEALING RESOURCES

REMODELING

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The body’s healing resources are now able to access the damaged area. Once there, they will begin producing new healthy cells to replace the damaged tissue. Function will begin to return and pain will start to subside.

Remaining resources will continue working to restore function until the injury has been repaired and they are called away.