Page 7 - How long will it take me to heal and why?
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Why you develop symptoms
Although tissues may be initially damaged by
inflammation, toxins, infections, stress, wear and
tear, etc, the body will not begin to show the
symptoms that there is a problem until a certain
proportion of function has been lost within the area
affected. As example, notice in the chart below that
no symptoms appear until 35% of function has
been lost.
Decrease in function and increase in symptoms over time
Blue line denotes function; Orange line denotes when symptoms appear
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
95 85
Level of function in percentage 70 60 50
Time
