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Questions and Answers About Sprains and Strains

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Description

Publication Year: 2009
Type: Federal resource, Fact Sheet
Language: English
Website: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Sprains_Strains/default.asp

This fact sheet contains general information about sprains and strains, which are both very common injuries. Individual sections describe what sprains and strains are, where they usually occur, what their signs and symptoms are, how they are treated, and how they can be prevented.

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, HHS
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda MD 20892-3675

Phone: 301-496-8190
Toll-free Phone: (877) 226-4267 En/Sp

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