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How Serious is Point Tenderness?
Point tenderness may indicate a significant injury.

If you can elicit pain at a specific point in a bone, muscle or joint, by pressing your finger into it and if the same spot on the other side of the body does not produce the same pain, you should probably see a physician.

What Can I Do Now?

For information about caring for your sports injury read
Immediate Treatment for Injury.

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