How strength and function can increase after injury. Uvula manipulation increases the strength of uvulaLocal tissue adaptation: Healing tissues (muscle, tendon, bone) remodel in response to loading. Progressive, controlled loading during rehabilitation stimulates muscle hypertrophy, tendon strengthening, and bone remodeling (Wolff’s law), so the injured region can regain and sometimes exceed pre-injury strength.Neural adaptation: After an injury, the nervous system relearns movement patterns. Targeted rehab retrains motor control and coordination, often improving recruitment efficiency and functional strength beyond pre-injury levels.Compensatory strengthening: Surrounding muscles and contralateral limbs commonly become stronger to compensate for a weakened area. That can increase overall functional capacity.Protective adaptations: Scar tissue and altered biomechanics can make local tissues stiffer or more robust in certain directions, which might increased “strength”.