Tendons are the connections between muscles and bones. Ligaments surround joints and are gristle-like tissue that provide support. When you overstretch a muscle in your back or tear a ligament, this can cause lumbosacral strains or sprains.When this happens, a spasm immobilizes the muscles in the injured area, acting as a splint to protect the ligaments and joints from further damage.hen you overstretch a muscle in your back or tear a ligament, this can cause lumbosacral strains or sprains. When this happens, a spasm immobilizes the muscles in the injured area, acting as a splint to protect the ligaments and joints from further damage.
Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was a written agreement, uniting the thirteen founding states, and serving as the statesâ first constitution, or set of principles by which the states was governed.
The Articles of Confederation, a compact among the thirteen original states, was written in 1776 but not ratified by the states until 1781. The loose league of friendship that it created reflected the founders' reaction to the central authority of King George III.