1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Sports Medicine

Sports Injuries - Sprains, Strains and Fractures

Some of the most common sports injuries include sprains, strains and fractures. Learn the cause, treatment and prevention of these injuries.
What Is a Stress Fracture?
A stress fracture is usually the result of repeated trauma or overuse that occurs when muscles become fatigued or overloaded and can not absorb the stress and shock and repeated impact.
Fracture - Broken Bone - Diagnosis and Treatment
What is a broken or fractured bone and how is it treated?
Bone Fractures
A guide to the types of fractures and repair options, from Adam.com.
Bone Fracture Repair
How different types of fractures are repaired and treated.
Broken Bones and Fractures
In depth information about fractures.
Explore Sports Medicine
About.com Special Features

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >

  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Sports Medicine
  4. Pain & Injury
  5. Sprains Strains Fractures

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.