Ask the Doctors: Sprains and Strains; Trigger Finger

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Arthritis Advisor Editor-in-Chief Steven Maschke, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute.
Q: What is the difference between a sprain and a strain? A: While the words sprain and strain are similar, they are different injuries. Put simply, a sprain occurs when you overstretch or tear a ligament, and a strain is an injury to a muscle. Ligaments are the tough bands of tissue that connect one […]
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