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 * JOINT INJURIES / DISEASE **


 * Sprain = ligaments stretched or torn
 * Repair very slowly
 * Rupture = tear leaving the joint unstable
 * Surgery required
 * Dislocations = bones forced out of alignment
 * Subluxation = partial dislocation


 * CARTILAGE INJURIES**


 * Damage to articular cartilage
 * Remains torn or fragments removed


 * INFLAMMATORY & DEGENERATIVE**


 * **Bursitis** = inflammation of a bursa
 * **Tendonitis** = inflammation of a tendon sheath
 * **Arthritis**
 * Osteoarthritis
 * Rheumatoid arthritis
 * OSTEOARTHRITIS**


 * More cartilage is destroyed than replaced
 * Exposed bone ends thicken, enlarge, and restrict movement


 * RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIES (RA)**


 * A chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of unknown causes

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