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  2. Shin splints - Wikipedia

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    Shin splints are generally diagnosed from a history and physical examination. [3] The important factors on history are the location of pain, what triggers the pain, and the absence of cramping or numbness. [3] On physical examination, gentle pressure over the tibia will recreate the type of pain experienced.

  3. Strain (injury) - Wikipedia

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    A strain can occur as a result of improper body mechanics with any activity (e.g., contact sports, lifting heavy objects) that can induce mechanical trauma or injury.. Generally, the muscle or tendon overstretches and is placed under more physical stress than it can withsta

  4. Compression (physics) - Wikipedia

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    This is the only type of static compression that liquids and gases can bear. [3] It affects the volume of the material, as quantified by the bulk modulus and the volumetric strain . The inverse process of compression is called decompression , dilation , or expansion , in which the object enlarges or increases in volume.

  5. Reaction (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The forces on ball and player are both explained by their nearness, which results in a pair of contact forces (ultimately due to electric repulsion). That this nearness is caused by a decision of the player has no bearing on the physical analysis. As far as the physics is concerned, the labels 'action' and 'reaction' can be flipped. [4]

  6. Burn scar contracture - Wikipedia

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    It can take six months to five years for scars to fully mature. The hands and face should receive particular attention in order to reduce the likelihood of long-term impairment and disability, as they are the body parts most frequently burned and have the highest rate of burn scar contracture.

  7. Splint (laboratory equipment) - Wikipedia

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    A splint is lit and held near the opening of the tube, then the stopper is removed to expose the splint to the gas. If the gas is flammable, the mixture ignites. [1] This test is most commonly used to identify hydrogen, which results with a distinctive 'squeaky pop' sound. [2]

  8. Strain (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    This extra internal energy, or strain energy, can be likened to a compressed spring. [1] Much like a compressed spring must be held in place to prevent release of its potential energy, a molecule can be held in an energetically unfavorable conformation by the bonds within that molecule. Without the bonds holding the conformation in place, the ...

  9. Closed system - Wikipedia

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    Properties of isolated, closed, and open systems in exchanging energy and matter. In thermodynamics, a closed system can exchange energy (as heat or work) but not matter, with its surroundings. An isolated system cannot exchange any heat, work, or matter with the surroundings, while an open system can exchange energy and matter.