joint strain
Overworked hinge ache
Joint strain refers to injury of the muscles or tendons surrounding a joint, caused by overstretching or overuse.
The term is slightly imprecise—technically, strains affect muscles and tendons while sprains affect ligaments—but in common usage, joint strain describes any painful overexertion injury around a joint: I got a joint strain from lifting boxes all weekend.
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- muscleContractile body tissue
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
sports injury · swelling · pain · twist · pull · inflammation · stiffness · range of motion · knee · ankle · wrist · overexertion · torn · soreness · bruise · therapy · physical therapy · ice
- sports medicinesports medicine, injury prevention, athletic tape, sports injuries, rehabilitation
joint strainfracture
Split in hard material
bone break · shattered bone · severed limb · bone fracture · broken bone
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