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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise. [1] [2]: 63 It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) exercise, which causes small-scale damage (microtrauma) to the muscle fibers. After such ...
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts at least 3–6 months and, in the case of injury or surgery, remains present after standard recovery time has elapsed. [4] The ICD-11 provides seven categories for diagnosing chronic pain: Chronic primary pain; Chronic cancer pain; Chronic postsurgical and posttraumatic pain; Chronic neuropathic pain
Massage therapy is used to desensitize the affected area or body so it can build a tolerance to pain. This can help with symptoms such as allodynia and hyperalgesia in AMPS, as well as indirectly help with other common symptoms by relieving the patient of pain which could have been the cause of psychological stress, depression, anxiety, as well ...
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines chronic pain as a general pain without biological value that sometimes continues even after the healing of the affected area; [8] [9] a type of pain that cannot be classified as acute pain [b] and lasts longer than expected to heal, or typically, pain that has been experienced on most days or daily for the past six months, is ...
The World Health Organization recommends using a two step treatment approach based on the level of pain in children. The first step explains mild pain treatment, while the second step considers moderate to severe pain. Opioids, such as morphine, is an example of a drug of choice for moderate-severe pain in children with medical illnesses. [36]
If other symptoms are present, such as blood stains in their underwear or unusual pain, the child is likely to have a more serious medical problem. Children with encopresis are likely to exhibit symptoms such as; loss of appetite, loose or watery stools, abdominal pain, scratching or itching of anal area because of irritation, withdrawal from ...
Depression after a traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion, may be a distinct condition, different from other types of depression. That could change treatment. Depression after a brain injury ...
Delayed onset of symptoms may occur a few hours or days after the injury. The delayed symptoms involve all the physical, emotional and cognitive changes. The symptoms of pediatric concussion can differ between babies, toddlers and older children.