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A sprain is a soft tissue injury of the ligaments within a joint, often caused by a sudden movement abruptly forcing the joint to exceed its functional range of motion.. Ligaments are tough, inelastic fibers made of collagen that connect two or more bones to form a joint and are important for joint stability and proprioception, which is the body's sense of limb position and movem
A soft tissue injury is the damage of muscles, ligaments and tendons throughout the body. Common soft tissue injuries usually occur from a sprain, strain, a one-off blow resulting in a contusion or overuse of a particular part of the body. Soft tissue injuries can result in pain, swelling, bruising and loss of function. [1]
Injuries often limit physical activity and result in immobilisation which is a significant factor in recovery. [16] [15] Symptoms vary from, numbness, tingling, atrophy and weakness which can ultimately lead to permanent damage and disability. [9] [2] Neural injury recovery in acute strokes are compensated with the help of medical drugs. [24]
The nuchal ligament is unusual in being a ligament containing more elastin as well as collagen, allowing for stretch and recovery to its original form. [5] Other ligaments are made mostly of viscoelastic collagen fibers, a material two orders of magnitude stiffer, which cannot retain their original shape when extended past a certain point or ...
Grade 2: neck complaints and the examining physician finds decreased range of motion and point tenderness in the neck. Grade 3: neck complaints plus neurological signs such as decreased deep tendon reflexes, weakness and sensory deficits. Grade 4: neck complaints and fracture or dislocation, or injury to the spinal cord.
Eagle syndrome (also termed stylohyoid syndrome, [1] styloid syndrome, [2] stylalgia, [3] styloid-stylohyoid syndrome, [2] or styloid–carotid artery syndrome) [4] is an uncommon condition commonly characterized but not limited to sudden, sharp nerve-like pain in the jaw bone and joint, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, triggered by swallowing, moving the jaw, or turning the neck. [1]
Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament (HAGL) is defined as an avulsion (tearing away) of the inferior glenohumeral ligament from the anatomic neck of the humerus. [1] In other words, it occurs when we have disruption of the ligaments that join the humerus to the glenoid .
Conservative treatment of craniocervical instability includes physical therapy [10] [11] [better source needed] and the use of a cervical collar to keep the neck stable. Cervical spinal fusion is performed on patients with more severe symptoms. [citation needed]