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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Sprains
are injured |
In
the acute stage, symptoms in- |
Massage
is indicated for sub- |
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ligaments. |
clude
pain, redness, heat, swell- |
acute
sprains. It can influence |
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ing,
and loss of joint function. In |
the
healthy development of |
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the
subacute stage, these symp- |
scar
tissue and reduce swelling |
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toms
will be abated, although |
and
damage due to edematous |
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perhaps
not entirely absent. At |
ischemia.
Care must be taken |
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all
stages pain will be present an |
to
rule out bone fractures. |
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passive
stretching of the affected |
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ligament. |
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