make a huge difference so let them take a warm bath and use heating pads on the affected joints. If these options aren’t as effective as you’d like, over-the-counter painkillers can help.
The treatments for growing pains can also work for an overused joint. If the symptoms persist, though, a doctor’s visit may be in order. In that way, you’ll receive any medications or accessories that you need such as braces or cloth wraps.
For more serious illnesses, you’ll have to handle them with guidance from a doctor.
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When It’s Time To See A Doctor
As mentioned previously, growing pains and overused joints don’t often warrant a doctor’s attention. However, other illnesses will show symptoms that you can’t handle on your own.
Some of the symptoms that are cause for concern are persistent pain that’s present at all times of the day, swelling that doesn’t go away, a rash at the site of the pain, a joint that presents tenderness, redness, or stiffness, chronic fatigue, fever, hair loss, as well as an overall body rash.
To diagnose your child with an illness, the doctor will conduct a thorough physical examination as well as blood tests. While you’re waiting for a diagnosis, make sure to ask your doctor how to handle the symptoms.
Once the source of your child’s pain has been identified, it will be important to stick to the medical regimen and inform the doctor if anything changes with your child’s health.
No parent wants to know that their child is in pain. Fortunately, it’s not often that the discomfort is a sign of something worse. In any case, you should always take the complaints seriously and do what you can to ease the pain at home. If at-home treatments aren’t effective, it’s time to talk to your doctor about what might be going on.