What is the main difference between wound healing phases and occupational therapy goals?

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The key idea is that wound healing phases describe what the tissue does biologically, while occupational therapy goals translate those changes into functional outcomes for the patient. Inflammation serves to protect and clear debris, so the focus early on is protection and reducing risk. During the proliferation phase, new tissue forms and the wound gains strength, and a therapeutic aim is to preserve and gradually improve range of motion to prevent stiffness as healing progresses. In the remodeling phase, tissue matures and gains strength, which aligns with goals of functional use and regained strength through progressive activity and task-specific practice. This mapping—inflammation as protection, proliferation with tissue formation and ROM, remodeling with functional use and strength—best reflects how healing biology connects to OT rehabilitation objectives. The other statements mix up the primary actions of each phase, making them inconsistent with how healing and therapy goals actually align.