Exercise and Injury

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What are sprains?
Damage to a ligament, usually by being stretched too much
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What are dislocations?
When a bone comes out of its socket
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What are torn ligaments?
When the ligament actually tears
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What are torn tendons?
A tear in the tendon that attaches the muscle to its bone
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What does R.I.C.E. stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
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Where do you go for serious injuries to the skeletal or muscular system?
Physiotherapist
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What are dislocations?

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When a bone comes out of its socket

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What are torn ligaments?

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What are torn tendons?

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What does R.I.C.E. stand for?

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