Soft Tissue Injuries

 

Types Of Joints

Ball and Socket- shoulder and hip.
Hinge - knee and elbow.
Slightly Moveable- spine and jaw.
Dislocation:
is the displacement of a bone at a joint. You treat it like a fracture.
Sprain:
This is a torn ligament at a joint.
Strain:
This is a torn or over stretched muscle.

Treatment:

Rest

Ice

Compress

Elevate

Cramp:
It is a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles. To treat it, you should stretch the muscle by straightening it and then massage it.