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Joint sprain
A joint sprain is an injury to the strong, flexible fibers (ligaments) that hold bones together around a joint. It may be caused by moving the joint into an abnormal position, and the joint will often become swollen and painful.
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A 31-year old asked:
Extremely easy-to-get joint sprains are a sign of what joint problems?
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A 25-year old asked:
My brother was diagnosed with joint sprain. Any tips or suggestions for him??
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A 33-year old asked:
Not sure why this happened, but doctor says I have joint sprain. Am trying to figure out what it is before I tell my boss.?
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A 38-year old asked:
Please let me know who can I go see for a possible ac joint sprain?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I been suffering frm facet joints sprain on the left of my whole spine caused by mckenzie excersie when I heared lots of pops TWO months ago. curable?
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A 44-year old asked:
What joint is sprained with a high ankle sprain injury?
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A 36-year old asked:
If you sprain a double jointed thumb will it still be double jointed after the sprain?
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A 46-year old asked:
How long does it take a sprained joint to heal?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Do the pain reliever creams or oils, that you can put on the outside of a swollen sprained joint, actually help the healing at all?
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A 34-year old asked:
Could use expert help with why do your joints crack after you sprain them?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Diagnosed w/gout & RA. No swelling just pain. I get sudden excruciating pain in joints like a severe sprain. Can last minutes or days. Gout or other?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My ankle feels like it is burning in the joint it really hurts I sprained it 7 months ago I dident heal I turned it today and it really hurt what todo?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What is the best way to treat a sprained sacro iliac joint?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do I see a general doctor for an ankle sprain or sore joints?
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A 42-year old female asked:
How can you tell what type of sprain you have as i have bruising around my ATFL and pain and bruising around my ankle joint limited swelling ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I sprained my ankle in may inside the joint at the front hurts to walk now it never healed was told it could be bone chip what to do seein doc in feb?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Sprained ankle 6 months ago went to doc he thinks I have cartilage or bone chip because of popping and loose joint hurts fair bit how to treat this?
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A 34-year old female asked:
how do you if there is bone chip in ankle after a sprain been 3 months since injury have limited movement in ankle joint?
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A 53-year old female asked:
How do I know if my ankle bones are misaligned after an ankle sprain? My doc didn't realign my ankle bones by joint manipulation. Is this compulsory
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible that a really severe ankle sprain or slight bone fracture cause bone displacement in the ankle joint. and thus limit mobility?
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A female asked:
My pinky is purple and swolen and my PIP joint (one in my middle finger hurts)and its very swolen, how do I know if I sprained it, broker, or fracture?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I prevent ankle sprains?
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A 42-year old asked:
Tell me what's a grade 2 sprain?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Is it possible to sprain your nose?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you walk when your foots sprained?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is the recovery time for a sprain?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can you tell if an ankle is sprained?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can spraining an ankle permanently damage it?
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A 47-year old asked:
What's involved in rehabilitation for a sprain?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are ways that your wrist can get sprained?
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