What is the difference between a strain and a sprain?

Answer by  turkworker (1007)

A sprain is an injury to a ligament, a thick, tough, fibrous tissue that connects bones together. The ligaments that are most commonly injured are in the ankle, knee, and wrist. A strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon. Muscles move your skeleton and if they are stretched too far, it causes a strain.

Answer by  sailoryue (853)

strains have to do with muscles and tendons, you end up with pain and weakness. sprains have to do with the ligaments, you get bruising and swelling.

Answer by  munteanflorina (84)

When talking about body health both of actions produce injury, a strain through the tension that a part of the body is subjected to; while a sprain represent the act of twisting or rapidly rotating a joint.