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2. Sprained ankle - Wikipedia

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   A sprained ankle (twisted ankle, rolled ankle, turned ankle, etc.) is an injury where sprain occurs on one or more ligaments of the ankle. It is the most commonly occurring injury in sports, mainly in ball sports such as basketball , volleyball , football , pickleball , and tennis .

3. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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   Wound healing refers to a living organism's replacement of destroyed or damaged tissue by newly produced tissue. [1] In undamaged skin, the epidermis (surface, epithelial layer) and dermis (deeper, connective layer) form a protective barrier against the external environment. When the barrier is broken, a regulated sequence of biochemical events ...

4. Sprained your ankle - now what? - AOL

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   Your ankle pops, twists or crunches, and now you're limping and sore. You may just have sprained your ankle. An ankle sprain typically happens when you roll your ankle inward, which stretches or ...

5. Chronic wound - Wikipedia

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   Research into hormones and wound healing has shown estrogen to speed wound healing in elderly humans and in animals that have had their ovaries removed, possibly by preventing excess neutrophils from entering the wound and releasing elastase. [26] Thus the use of estrogen is a future possibility for treating chronic wounds.

6. How to soothe dry, itchy skin during an eczema flare-up - AOL

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   During a severe eczema flare-up, the skin becomes very inflamed. The rash can start to scale, flake, ooze and leak clear fluids, says Dr. Angad Chadha , a dermatologist and assistant professor at ...

7. Wound - Wikipedia

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   The fourth and final phase of wound healing, remodeling/scar formation, typically lasts 12 months but can continue as long as 2 years after the initial injury. [6] [7] Acute wounds can further be classified as either open or closed. An open wound is any injury whereby the integrity of the skin has been disrupted and the underlying tissue is ...

8. RICE (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Heat has the opposite effect of ice, which restricts blood flow and slows the healing process. The use of heat will open up the blood vessels in the affected area. This helps speed up the healing process as well as reduce the possibility of persistent stagnation in the affected area and reduce the risk of future re-injury. [15]

9. 'I can go.' Dodger Freddie Freeman endures hours of therapy ...

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   Dodger Freddie Freeman runs to first after hitting a single during the first inning of Game 5 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Friday.