{"id":2463,"date":"2017-12-04T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T14:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2017\/12\/04\/sprain-or-strain-how-can-you-tell\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T14:02:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T14:02:51","slug":"sprain-or-strain-how-can-you-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2017\/12\/04\/sprain-or-strain-how-can-you-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprain Or Strain \u2013 How Can You Tell?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-341\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rsz_accident-1238326_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Many people use the words strain and sprain interchangeably. It\u2019s not hard to see why. They are similar conditions, but they\u2019re not the same, so if you hurt yourself, how can you tell which one you\u2019re suffering from? The guidelines below will help you sort it out!<\/p>\n<p>Strains are injuries to your muscles and\/or tendons. They\u2019re most commonly caused by simple overexertion, and are characterized by the following symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain<\/li>\n<li>Swelling<\/li>\n<li>Muscle spasms or weakness<\/li>\n<li>Inflammation<\/li>\n<li>And Cramping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As painful as they are, most strains are fairly mild, and with proper care, you\u2019ll be back on your feet in no time. In a few particularly serious cases, though, a strain can cause a tendon to tear or be completely ripped apart, which is debilitating and much more serious. You\u2019ll be able to tell the difference because you can still use the limb in question if you\u2019re suffering from a mild strain. It\u2019ll make you wince, but you can do it. If you\u2019ve torn a tendon, though, that limb is out going to be out of commission for a while. The pain of trying to use it will simply be unbearable.<\/p>\n<p>Sprains, on the other hand, have everything to do with your ligaments, which are the connective tissue between the bones in your body. You\u2019ve got 360 joints, and if you suffer from a sprain, it\u2019s going to be centered on one of these.<\/p>\n<p>The symptoms of a sprain are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain<\/li>\n<li>Swelling<\/li>\n<li>Inflammation<\/li>\n<li>And Bruising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you suffer a sprain, you\u2019ll usually (but not always) feel or hear a distinct popping sound.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases, the recommended course of treatment is the same. RICE, which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where a lot of people go astray, because most folks are inclined to apply heat to strains and sprains. While that might feel good in the short term, it\u2019s the completely wrong approach to take. Stick to RICE, and you\u2019ll be back on your feet before you know it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you fear that you\u2019ve suffered from a serious strain or sprain, forget self-treatment and see your doctor immediately!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-341\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rsz_accident-1238326_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Many people use the words strain and sprain interchangeably. It\u2019s not hard to see why. They are similar conditions, but they\u2019re not the same, so if you hurt yourself, how can &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions\/2469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}