Hi I'm new to this forum but would be grateful for any help. We are pretty certain my 10 year old daughter has aspergers. The school are progressing a diagnosis but I know this takes time so we will probably try and get a private assessment too. She is generally very good at managing things and masking. Unfortunately she fractured her foot several months ago and has struggled ever since. She has found it hard to move on with each step of her recovery - ie struggled to give up crutches, struggled to put her full weight on her foot etc. the foot is now recovered but she is still complaining of constant pain. Pain relief doesn't work, and even stepping into the swimming pool is agonising for her. The professionals are talking about "regionalised pain syndrome" and want to refer her to a pain clinic for CBT but there is a long wait. She is so frustrated that she isn't managing at all and had her first full meltdown at schoil today ( she usually builds things up and waits until she is home). It feels like we are on a downward spiral and I don't know how to help her. Has anyone else come across this before ? It's like she can't accept that her foot is better ? thanks x
You don't say which bone/s your daughter broke and of course we are not mediacal professionals. However i broke a metatarsal last year. The pian went on and on and i could not go back to running which was distressing for me. I was also told i must have that pain syndrome thing. However i pushed the doctor to do a more thorough examination and he found the ligament of the peroneus brevis muscle had become inflamed where it attaches to the metatarsal. He gave me some special shoe inserts and the pain went very quickly.
The foot is a very complex thing and even though the bones have healed the muscles and ligaments may not be working as they should due to imbalances set up during the healing time. This can cause a great deal of pain
You don't say which bone/s your daughter broke and of course we are not mediacal professionals. However i broke a metatarsal last year. The pian went on and on and i could not go back to running which was distressing for me. I was also told i must have that pain syndrome thing. However i pushed the doctor to do a more thorough examination and he found the ligament of the peroneus brevis muscle had become inflamed where it attaches to the metatarsal. He gave me some special shoe inserts and the pain went very quickly.
The foot is a very complex thing and even though the bones have healed the muscles and ligaments may not be working as they should due to imbalances set up during the healing time. This can cause a great deal of pain
