Signs of chronic or acute injuries
Signs that you have an injury, whether chronic or acute, include:
- Swelling
- Limb weakness
- Pain when performing an activity
- Sudden severe pain may also occur
- Inability to move a joint through its range of motion
- Extreme tenderness in the area
- Dull ache
- Visible dislocation or deformity
For chronic injuries, pain tends to be at a lower level with no bruising or discolouration of skin.
When to seek medical attention
Acute injuries are generally severe, identified through some of the symptoms below:
- Visible deformities such as large lumps, or limbs bent at strange angles
- Popping or crunching sounds when you try to move the injured area
- Inability to support any weight with the injured area
- Severe swelling and pain
- The joint near injured area feels unstable
- Trouble breathing
- Dizziness
- Fever
Chronic injuries have subtle symptoms compared to acute injuries. However, seek advice from a doctor if your injury may have seemed minor but has not improved with home treatment. You should seek medical attention if there is bruising, discolouration, swelling or severe pain after the first few weeks of injury..
Physiotherapy for Chronic Injuries
In contrast to acute injuries, the treatments for chronic injuries tend the initial point of treatment recommended by a doctor (either as the primary modality or as preparation for more invasive treatments down the road).
In some instances, a chronic injury actually won’t be able to heal at all unless it is treated using physiotherapy – this is because often a chronic injury is caused by you simply going about your normal routine of activity. If you aren’t guided towards better form and health through physical therapy. You may never learn how to take the strain off of your body and strengthen the affected tissues so they can begin to heal.
Like with acute injury physiotherapy, treatments for chronic injuries involve a mix between passive treatments like hot and cold treatments and shockwave therapy, and prescribed exercises to help restore your body’s strength.
Chronic injury
A chronic injury, or overuse injury, เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง develops. When you experience pain for more than 12 weeks. It can arise from repetitive minor strains or poor healing of a previous acute injury.
Acute injury
An acute injury occurs suddenly and is usually traumatic. Examples include a bone fracture or muscle tear.