Sprains

Sprains and Strains Overview
People are able to move because muscles contract and make the joints that they cross, move. Muscles attach on each side of the joint to bone by thick bands of fibrous tissue called tendons.
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Sprains
Definition:
A sprain is an injury to the ligaments around a joint. Ligaments are strong, flexible fibers that hold bones together. When a ligament is stretched too far or tears, the joint will become painful and swell.
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Sprains and strains
Definition
Sprain refers to damage or tearing of ligaments or a joint capsule. Strain refers to damage or tearing of a muscle.
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Sprains or strains are uncommon in younger children because their growth plates (areas of bone growth located in the ends of long bones) are weaker than the muscles or tendons. Instead, children are prone to fractures.
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Sprains & Strains
Most ankle sprains and strains are inversion injuries in which the foot twists inward, damaging the lateral ligaments on the outside of the foot.
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Sprains are caused when a joint is forced to move into an unnatural position. For example, "twisting" one's ankle causes a sprain to the ligaments around the ankle.
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The most common sprains occur when you roll your foot to the inside while stepping down -- but you know that now. This generally injures the anterior talofibular ligament. It is also possible to fracture the outside foot bones in this type of injury.
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Sprains occur most often in your ankles, knees or the arches of your feet. Sprained ligaments swell rapidly and are painful. Generally the greater the pain, the more severe the injury.
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Sprains are pulls or partial tears of muscles or ligaments. Ligament sprains vary in severity from minor tears in a few fibers of ligament to complete tears of entire ligaments and loss of the use of a joint.
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Sprains are a painful stretching of ligaments of the joints, caused by lifting, sudden stops or turns, injuries, or falls.
Strains are more severe; They involve torn ligaments and torn joint capsule, with bleeding and swelling.
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Knee sprains are very common in the United States. ACL sprains alone affect 100,000 to 250,000 Americans each year. MCL injuries probably are even more common than ACL sprains, but many are so mild that they don't result in a visit to a doctor.
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Ankle sprains
A 45-year-old female visited my office with a severely sprained left ankle after falling off a horse.
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Finger sprains are usually the result of injuries that are not preventable.
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Minor sprains and strains can usually be treated with a little RICE--rest, ice, compression, and elevation. If a joint doesn't heal on its own, though, it's a good idea to consult a physician.
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Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint.
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Injuries to the ACL are usually grouped into grade I, II, or III sprains (tears) according to the amount of damage.
Additional injuries to the knee joint, such as to the cartilage or menisci, or bones in the knee.
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Research by the Football Association also found that the most likely injuries to young football players are strains and sprains to the thigh, ankle and knee.3
Was there any difference between boys and girls?
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LATERAL MENISCUS - A flat disc-shaped ligament which stabilizes and supports the outer aspect of the knee joint. Not as commonly injured as the medical meniscus ligament in knee sprains.
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