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Sprains and Strains

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Repetitive Strain Injuries @
Rotator Cuff Injury of the Shoulder @

Websites
Overview of achilles tendon rupture and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/Articles/4504-1.asp

Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of ruptured tendons.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5604-1.asp

Fact sheet from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
http://www.nih.gov/niams/healthinfo/strain_sprain.htm

Online fact sheet from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/pat_educ/spr_str.htm

Ankle sprains and treatment.
http://www.acfas.org/brankltr.html

Information on whiplash injury, how it occurs, factors that affect it and treatment options.
http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/whip/w01.html

Details about a research project at the University of Washington. Also information about the injury itself.
http://depts.washington.edu/wads/

Information about injuries to ligaments and joints throughout the body.
http://orthopedics.about.com/hea...dics/cs/sprainsstrains/index.htm

Information sheet about the treatment, prognosis and organizations. Compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_...d_medical/disorders/whiplash.htm

From KidsHealth.org, information for parents regarding treatment for these types of injuries.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent...fe/emergencies/broken_bones.html

Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of muscle strains.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5426-1.asp

Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5844-1.asp