I have three children. As parents, we realize that each child has a unique personality and communicates quite differently than the other. Whether verbally or through body language, when a child communicates that they have pain, make sure you follow-up with them to see that the pain eventually goes away. Watch their body language as they move and when you rub their pains for them, to assess the severity of the condition. You may have one child that cries for barely a scratch to get attention, and another that shows hardly any emotion, trying to avoid attention for being a “klutz.” Growing pains are real as children have intervals of growth of bone that is faster than the ability for muscles, fascia, and nerves to stretch. There is often increased perceived bone/muscle pain which should eventually go away after a few weeks of episodes. If specific pain does not subside after several days, make sure you go to a chiropractor, orthopedist, or podiatrist depending on the location of the complaint. You should be helping clients who were injured at work get a good compensation for what they’ve lost.
With flag football season here and soccer right around the corner, you know that contact sports bring on additional pain and injuries. Most coaches and parents will be able to notice the obvious acute dislocation and fracture when it occurs and should always have the child transported to the ER or at least meet with your personal orthopedist at his/her office. However, the contusions, sprains, strains, and overuse injuries can be reduced with the immediate use of ice. The best consensus for the application of ice in children is the use of a moist towel on the area of pain with a bag of crushed ice surrounding the injury with compression (https://laurajenkinsattorney.com/car-accidents/). If the injuries caused are out of accident then you can consult at Beach Injury Lawyers as they can help you in claiming compensation. For most extremity injuries, the ice should be applied for 10 minutes; adults would be 15; never longer. There should be no hiatus during the 10 minutes even when the child wants it off. It will be cold, then it burns, then it aches, and then it goes numb. Take it off; you are now finished until the area is “normal to touch” meaning you cannot feel the cold on the skin any longer. This usually takes 45 minutes to an hour, and then the ice can be reapplied for multiple applications for the first three days. This protocol can be used and studies have shown that the immediate use of ice can reduce the severity of the resulting contusion/inflammation and can cut healing time in half by reducing fluid build-up in the tissue even better than medication.
If your child’s contusion or sprain/strain or tendonitis type injury does not begin to look and feel better after the third day, then consider seeing a chiropractor, orthopedist or physical therapist for specific diagnostic evaluation, bracing, manual therapy, stretches, exercises, or physical therapy modalities. Listen to your child and watch them; ask them to explain what they are feeling. Mild injuries that are left untreated may develop into long-term, chronic weaknesses and reoccurring injuries. In the event of a car accident, it is important to seek legal assistance from professionals found on websites like https://leppardlaw.com/florida-dui-penalties/ to help you navigate the complex legal system.
Dr. Mathesie has been a resident of Coral Springs/Parkland since 1979. His chiropractic office has been in Coral Springs for 23 years on Atlantic Boulevard and Coral Springs Drive (Wal-Mart Shopping Center). He has been a coach for over 25 teams between his children in baseball, soccer, and flag football. He can be reached at 954-755-1434.
