Pain Management

Key messages/ Issues to consider

• There is a high percentage of pain reported from rehabilitative interventions
• need to consider the impact later in life of being caused pain by interventions (e.g. pain during stretching)
• ** every child should have an x-ray done yearly
• OTC is becoming more aggressive in dealing with hips that are out of joint
•  Association with OA and aging- how do we approach it now (e.g. how far do we push mobility)

Further Information

• clinics and community resources
• evaluation and intervention ideas
• equipment
• additional pain references