Sprain Risk
You are Exhausted or Encumbered, and at a higher risk for a Sprain when traversing sloped ground.
Risk
Type
Negative
Effect
Caused by: Being [Encumbrance|Over Carry Weight]
Treatment: Lower Encumbrance Level
A Sprain Risk is caused by a survivor's Encumbrance being over carry weight, and can result in potential sprains.
Sprain Risk is a Risk affliction in The Long Dark. Its effect is negative.
It is caused by being encumbrance over carry weight.
Treatment: Lower Encumbrance Level.
As a risk (not a full affliction) it can be prevented before it lands — treat the cause above rather than the symptom.
Verdict: Overall Sprain Risk is a risk best handled by avoiding its cause.