GTS GTS Soft Tissue Pathology & Fibrosis

Question 1

What is the primary tissue change that Graston Technique targets during treatment?

Accepted Answer

Fascial fibrosis and cross-linked collagen

Answer

Muscle hypertrophy

Answer

Synovial fluid depletion

Answer

Periosteal thickening

Question 2

During which phase of tissue healing does fibrosis most commonly become problematic?

Accepted Answer

Remodeling phase

Answer

Inflammatory phase

Answer

Proliferative phase

Answer

Hemostatic phase

Question 3

Which type of collagen is predominantly found in healthy tendon tissue?

Accepted Answer

Type I collagen

Answer

Type II collagen

Answer

Type III collagen

Answer

Type IV collagen

Question 4

What cellular component is primarily responsible for synthesizing new collagen during soft tissue repair?

Accepted Answer

Fibroblasts

Answer

Mast cells

Answer

Macrophages

Answer

Neutrophils

Question 5

Which of the following best describes chronic tendinopathy at the cellular level?

Accepted Answer

Angiogenesis, disorganized collagen, and increased Type III collagen

Answer

Acute inflammatory infiltrate with edema

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Peritenon calcification only

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Normal collagen with increased cellularity

Question 6

What is the proposed mechanism by which IASTM instruments stimulate fibroblast activity?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical stimulation triggering cellular proliferation and remodeling

Answer

Direct enzymatic breakdown of collagen

Answer

Thermal destruction of scar tissue

Answer

Compression blocking nociceptors