Wednesday, January 23, 2008

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SPRAIN AND A STRAIN

A SPRAIN......is an injury to a ligament (tough elastic tissue that connects bones) due to overstretching or a tear. One or more ligaments can be injured during a sprain. The severity of the injury will depend on the extent of injury to a single ligament (whether the tear is partial or complete) and the number of ligaments involved.

A STRAIN...... is an injury to either a muscle or a tendon (tough bands of connective tissue that attached muscles to bones). Depending on the severity of the injury, a strain may be a simple overstretch of the muscle or tendon, or it can result in a partial or complete tear.

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