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  2. Athletic pubalgia - Wikipedia

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    Athletic pubalgia, also called sports hernia, [1] core injury, [2] hockey hernia, [3] hockey groin, [1] Gilmore's groin, [1] or groin disruption, [4] is a medical condition of the pubic joint affecting athletes. [5] It is a syndrome characterized by chronic groin pain in athletes and a dilated superficial ring of the inguinal canal.

  3. 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.

  4. Musculoskeletal injury - Wikipedia

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    Musculoskeletal injury; A rotator cuff tear injury results in the muscles, ligaments and tendons being disturbed which in-turn restricts regular movement. Specialty: Physiotherapy: Symptoms: Mild to severe aches and pains, numbness, weakness, tingling and atrophy: Complications: Loss of movement, disability: Duration: Dependent on injury, 2-10 ...

  5. Soft tissue injury - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Achilles tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    These reflected images are analyzed and created into an image. These images capture in real time and are helpful in detecting movement of the tendon and visualizing injuries or tears. This device makes it possible to identify injuries and observe healing over time. Ultrasound is inexpensive and involves no harmful radiation.

  7. Pulled hamstring - Wikipedia

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    The muscle group is prone to injuries due to the explosive nature of movement in sports and thus causing overload and overstretching of the hamstring musculature. The other causes may be: Previous injury; Poor muscle strength; Poor flexibility; Inadequate warm-up; Fatigue; Imbalance; Overuse; This condition is most commonly seen in:

  8. Sports injury - Wikipedia

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    Sports injuries are injuries that occur during sports or exercise in general. In the United States , approximately 30 million people participate in some form of organized sports. [ 1 ] Of those 30 million, about 3 million athletes aged 14 and under suffer a sports related injury annually.

  9. 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. [1]