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  2. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    These conditions exist in persons with leg-length inequality, scoliosis, a history of polio, poor-quality footwear, and hip osteoarthritis. [1] There is also a notable incidence of lumbar spinal fusion patients that present with sacroiliac pain and hypermobility, potentially due to the adjacent lumbar joints being fixed and unable to move.

  3. Sciatica - Wikipedia

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    Others use the term as a diagnosis (i.e. an indication of cause and effect) for nerve dysfunction caused by compression of one or more lumbar or sacral nerve roots from a spinal disc herniation. [4] Pain typically occurs in the distribution of a dermatome and goes below the knee to the foot.

  4. Sprain - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Back pain - Wikipedia

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    It may be classified as neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. [1] The lumbar area is the most common area affected. [2] An episode of back pain may be acute, subacute or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as ...

  6. Strain (injury) - Wikipedia

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    A strain is an acute or chronic soft tissue injury that occurs to a muscle, tendon, or both. The equivalent injury to a ligament is a sprain. [1] Generally, the muscle or tendon overstretches and partially tears, under more physical stress than it can withstand, often from a sudden increase in duration, intensity, or frequency of an activity.

  7. Sacroiliitis - Wikipedia

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    Traumatic injury such as a fall or car crash that affects the lower back, hips, buttocks or legs. Though rare, infection within the sacroiliac joints or another part of the body, such as a urinary tract infection , can cause inflammation.

  8. The Surprising Origins of 'Break a Leg'—and Why Performers ...

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    Some theater history buffs think "break a leg" might be a cousin of the German phrase "Hals- und Beinbruch," which means "neck and leg break." Others connect it to the Hebrew blessing "hatzlakha u ...

  9. Sacroiliac joint - Wikipedia

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    The joint locks (or rather becomes close packed) on one side as weight is transferred from one leg to the other, and through the pelvis the body weight is transmitted from the sacrum to the hip bone. The motions of the sacroiliac joint Anterior innominate tilt of both hip bones on the sacrum (where the left and right move as a unit)