Question

What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?

Answer 1

The Sprain happens when you tear a ligaments-- tissue that connects bones in your joints. Strain is when you stretch a muscle or tendon.

Explanation:

Let's start off with some background. A Ligament is " the tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect two bones together in your joints.", according to mayoclinic.org. Everyone should know what a muscle is but anyway, a muscle is "a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body." according to google search. Now, a Tendon is "the soft tissue by which muscle attaches to bone. Tendons are somewhat flexible, but tough." according to Medicine.net.

People usually say that they've "pulled" a muscle. That means the strained a muscle is their body.

If you want MORE info, then check these websites out:

• https://www.niams.nih.gov/%5C/Health_Info/Sprains_Strains/default.asp
• http://www.massgeneral.org/ortho-childrens/conditions-treatments/strains_and_sprains.aspx

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