August 30, 2012 — Wrist sprain turned out to be an inaccurate diagnosis in 80% of patients with negative X-rays during a 1-year study at a Norwegian outpatient clinic, prompting researchers to call ...

An ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments that support the ankle stretch or tear. Ligaments help connect bones to one another or to cartilage. A sprain is distinct from a strain. Sprains injure ...

Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO-Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr E A L M Verhagen, Department of Public and Occupational ...

3 School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 4 Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Correspondence to ...

A high ankle sprain is a sprain in the upper ligaments of your ankle, above the ankle itself. These ligaments are attached to the fibula and the tibia, stabilizing the entire area for activities like ...

Your ankles have multiple ligaments holding the foot together and helping your joints work properly. When these ligaments are injured, that injury can cause a sprain. High ankle sprains are a rare ...

Ask 10 random people what a concussion is, and you’d probably get 10 answers. Despite all the recent attention, the injury still is referred to as getting “your bell rung,” “knocked out” or “dinged up ...

When a sprain occurs, you have overstretched, twisted, or damaged a ligament, usually from a sudden event (i.e. twisting your ankle while running). Ligaments are bands of tissues that connect the ...