“Hemophilic pain is not taken for granted, prevent joint damage”

(beraking latest news Salute) – “It is taken for granted that pain must be part of the life of haemophiliacs, but we can do something to change this: pain assessment and treatment must be the fundamental part of our work.” Gian Luigi said this. Pasta, doctor and director of the Irccs Polyclinic San Matteo di Pavia foundation, speaking at the sixth online stage of the ‘Articoliamo’ tour, a campaign supported by Sobi with the patronage of FedEmo and created to promote joint well-being in people with haemophilia.

“Joint damage prevention education has been neglected in the past but it is fundamental, we are working on this”, underlined the expert. “The absence of pain is not always synonymous with the absence of the musculoskeletal problem – explained Pasta – there are also serious problems that are not accompanied by pain, such as joint synovitis in children”.

“The first step in prevention – he concluded – is to know and visit patients, especially at the musculoskeletal level, to highlight joint problems before it is too late: priority must be given to prevention, through prophylaxis and adherence to therapy. pharmacological, but the best pain-relieving treatment can sometimes also be represented by surgery, which we must not be afraid of “.