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Ankle pain is often due to
an ankle sprain. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments
that connect bones to one another. In most cases, the
ankle is twisted inward, and there are tiny tears in
the ligaments that may make the ankle somewhat unstable.
This tearing leads to swelling and bruising, making
it difficult to bear weight on the joint. Once an ankle
is sprained, the injury may take as little as a few
weeks to many months to fully heal. Often, the injured
ankle remains weak and unstable, making it prone to
repeated injury. A proper recovery program can prevent
this problem. Other structures in the ankle that can
be damaged and cause pain are tendons (join muscles
to bone), cartilage (cushion joints) and blood vessels.
Adjacent areas can cause pain to be transferred to the
ankle -- these include the foot, lower leg, knee and
even the hip.
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| Carpal tunnel syndrome is
a very common cause of wrist pain. If you have this, you
may feel aching, pain, burning, numbness or tingling
in your palm, wrist, thumb or fingers. The thumb muscle
can become weak, making it difficult to grasp things.
Pain may extend to your elbow. Carpal tunnel syndrome
occurs when an important nerve (the median nerve) gets
compressed at the wrist because of swelling. Wrist pain
with bruising and swelling is often a sign of an injury.
The signs of a possible broken bone include misshapen
joints and the inability to move the wrist, hand or a
finger. Other common injuries include sprain, strain,
tendonitis and bursitis.
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| Knee
pain usually results from overuse, poor form during physical
activity, not warming up or cooling down, or inadequate
stretching. Being overweight can put you at greater
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can be very difficult, even for doctors, to work out
the exact cause of back pain. It is unlikely that it is
serious, but if your pain does not improve quickly, or
it keeps coming back, you should see your doctor.
He will work to identify the problem, help you get pain
relief and create a plan to fix the underlying problem.
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A
common cause of shoulder pain is soreness of the tendon
(a cord that attaches a muscle) of the rotator cuff
(the part of the shoulder that helps circular motion).
Another common cause is soreness of the subacromial
bursa (a sac of fluid under the highest part of the
shoulder). You might have soreness after activities
such as painting, lifting or playing a sport that
require you to lift your arms repeatedly. You may have
pain without remembering any specific injury.
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