Editing Sprain (section)

=== Risk factors ===

* [[Fatigue (medical)|Fatigue]] and overuse<ref name=":3" />
* High-intensity [[contact sport]]s
* Environmental factors
* Poor [[Exercise|conditioning]] or equipment<ref name=":4" />
*Age and [[genetic predisposition]] to ligament injuries<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.eurekaselect.com/123267/article|title=Unravelling the Genetic Susceptibility to Develop Ligament and Tendon Injuries|last1=Longo|first1=Umile Giuseppe|last2=Loppini|first2=Mattia|date=2014-12-31|journal=Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy|language=en|doi=10.2174/1574888x09666140710112535|access-date=2020-04-20|last3=Margiotti|first3=Katia|last4=Salvatore|first4=Giuseppe|last5=Berton|first5=Alessandra|last6=Khan|first6=Wasim S.|last7=Denaro|first7=Nicola Maffulli and Vincenzo|volume=10|issue=1|pages=56–63|pmid=25012736|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* Lack of stretching or "[[warming up]]", which when performed properly increases [[Hemodynamics|blood flow]] and joint flexibility<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Woods|first1=Krista|last2=Bishop|first2=Phillip|last3=Jones|first3=Eric|date=2007-12-01|title=Warm-Up and Stretching in the Prevention of Muscular Injury|journal=Sports Medicine|language=en|volume=37|issue=12|pages=1089–1099|doi=10.2165/00007256-200737120-00006|pmid=18027995|s2cid=27159577|issn=1179-2035}}</ref>