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Medications sold in the United States can be divided
into two categories:
Nonprescription Over the counter.
Prescription medications require a prescription to be
sold.
Nonprescription or over-the-counter medications that do
not require a directive from a doctor
Prescription medications are generally more potent than
those sold over-the-counter (OTC) and may have more
serious side effects if inappropriately used. Therefore,
these medications are only sold under a doctor’s
direction. These directions are written on a
prescription by your doctor, then double-checked,
packaged, and sold to you by a pharmacist.
Sprains and strains occur when the body is put under
stress. In these situations, muscles and joints are
forced to perform movements for which they are not
prepared or designed to perform. An injury can occur
from a single stressful incident, or it may gradually
come on after many repetitions of a motion.
A strain occurs when the muscle tendon unit is stretched
or torn. The most common reason for this is the overuse
and stretching of the muscle. The damage may occur in 3
areas.
The muscle itself may tear, the area where the muscle
and tendon blend can tear or the tendon may rip away
from the bone.
Joints are stabilized because thick bands of tissue
called ligaments surround them. These ligaments only
allow the joint to move in specific directions. Some
joints move in multiple planes; therefore, they need
more than one group of ligaments to hold each joint in
the proper position. The ligaments are anchored to bone
on each side of the joint. If a ligament is stretched or
torn, the injury is called a sprain.
Sprains and strains occur when the body is put under
stress. In these situations, muscles and joints are
forced to perform movements for which they are not
prepared or designed to perform. An injury can occur
from a single stressful incident, or it may gradually
come on after many repetitions of a motion. |
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