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Do you play sports? If so you have probably sprained your ankle, twisted your knee or pulled a muscle. Most injuries are caused by overuse or misuse, for example runner’s knee or tennis elbow. Other injuries usually transpire from traumatic events which results in torn ligaments, ripped tendons or broken bones.

According to WebMD.com, the American College of Sports Medicine in Austin, TX talked about sprains, strains, tears and other types of sports injuries. They discussed the specific injuries, how to avoid them and more importantly how to fix them.

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Do your kids play sports? Ice hockey is becoming one of the most popular sports among young men. The bad thing about this is the injuries that come with it; granted any sport can produce injuries, but these hockey-related injuries are starting to get a lot of attention.

According to ChicagoTribune.com, young boys who know a “body check” is coming will be less injured than those that have no idea the blow is coming.

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ER physicians are shocked that patients who are uninsured are more likely to die from traumatic injuries than those who are insured.

In Emergency rooms it is mandatory to care for all patients despite their possible lack of insurance, however, researchers reported in Archives of Surgery that…

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