Thursday, October 30, 2008

Sports Medicine

Muscle Sprain and Strain
A sprain is a stretch and/or tear of a ligament (a band of fibrous tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). One or more ligaments can be injured at the same time. The severity of the injury will depend on the extent of injury (whether a tear is partial or complete) and the number of ligaments involved.
Muscle Strain & Chinese MedicineA strain is an injury to either a muscle or a tendon (fibrous cords of tissue that connect muscle to bone). Depending on the severity of the injury, a strain may be a simple overstretch of the muscle or tendon, or it can result from a partial or complete tear.

Musculoskeletal Injuries, skeletal frame and soft tissues (Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Fascia, Joint capsules, Bursa, Cartilage, Nerves, Blood Vessels, Skin)

Orthopedic Surgery Doctors
Frank Chen, M.D.
John Kao MD

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