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Sprains and Strains
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Specific Conditions
- Clinical Trials
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Directories
- Organizations
- Children
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Questions and Answers about Sprains and Strains (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- What Are Sprains and Strains?
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Fractures and Sprains
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Sprains and Strains (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Care of Casts and Splints (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish - Sprain: First Aid (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Stretching: Focus on Flexibility (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Rehabilitation/Recovery
- MedlinePlus: Mobility Aids - Canes, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Ankle Sprain (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
Also available in: Spanish - Ankle Sprains: Healing and Preventing Reinjury (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Hamstring Muscle Strain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hip Strains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Lumbar Sprain and Strain (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Muscle Strains in the Thigh (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Neck Sprain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Sprained Thumb (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Wrist Sprains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sprains and Strains (National Institutes of Health)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Muscles (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Also available in: Spanish
Children
- Children
- Broken Bones, Sprains, and Strains (Nemours Foundation)
- Strains and Sprains Are a Pain (Nemours Foundation)