How to differentiate a good pain from bad pain?

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Pain is a signal from the body that something is amiss. Pain is a sharp or dull feeling triggered in the nervous system.

Once you take care of the existing problem - an external wound - the pain disappears. Sometimes, the ache goes on for weeks, even years. This is called chronic pain, and can be caused due to an ongoing problem, such as arthritis. Knowing when it is something that you can live with, or one that needs urgent medical attention is crucial.

SHOULDER

Safe ache: If you experience pain in your shoulder or a sudden catch while lifting something, you may have strained or, perhaps, injured the rotator cuff muscles (responsible for balancing the shoulder). It may start out as a simple impingement syndrome, one of the common causes of shoulder ache. This occurs when the shoulder blade puts pressure on the rotator-cuff muscles. For simple strains, apply ice and avoid overhead activities. Anti-inflammatories usually resolve the problem.

Bad ache: If your shoulder feels as if it's coming out of the socket or there is extreme pain and swelling, it may be a tear or other serious injury, which must be evaluated by a doctor. Arthritis or bursitis could also be responsible.

KNEE

Safe ache: For the most part, knee injuries are rarely an emergency unless you're lifting heavy weights and tear something. Pain while walking down stairs, for example, is often due to patellofemoral problems, during which you feel discomfort behind the kneecap and a grating sound in the knee if the leg is extended straight. You can work through it by avoiding exercises that trigger the pain or skip taking the stairs.

Bad ache: Hearing a pop at the time of the injury, significant swelling within the knee can indicate a serious injury and should be checked by a sports-medicine doctor. These symptoms indicate a possible torn ligament or meniscus tear ache that hurts while climbing. Pain while walking down the stairs is often due to patellofemoral issues, during which you feel discomfort behind the kneecap and hear a creaky sound in the knee if the leg is extended straight.

MID-BACK AND UPPER-BACK

Safe ache: Picking up a heavy suitcase and feeling a twinge between your shoulder blades could be a sign of bad lifting technique. Lifting too quickly can also cause a tweak of the spine, although sometimes, neck problems create referred pain to the shoulder blades.

Bad ache: See an orthopedic if you experience sharp pain, or have difficulty breathing. It could suggest a more serious condition, such as a thoracic herniated disc. Sometimes, pain between your shoulder blades is an unusual sign of a heart attack.

LOWER-BACK

Safe ache: Discomfort in the lower back is often a muscle strain or a sign of mental and emotional stress. For mild pain, avoid strenuous workout regimes, sitting long hours on the chair or running on a steep slope, and steer clear of stressful situations. Rest, ice, stretching, and meditation are enough to resolve the problem.

Bad ache: Patients should see a doctor if they experience low back pain as a result of severe trauma, or if it is accompanied by fever and chills, and sudden incontinence. Pain accompanied by nerve symptoms such as numbness or tingling down the leg and weakness indicate that a herniated disc may be causing pressure on a nerve root.

HIP

Safe ache: Hip pain should never be ignored. Pain felt in the groin comes from the hip joint itself (the ball-and-socket part of the joint) or the femoral neck (the top of the leg bone). Repetitive activity can cause bursitis and pain on the outside of the hip, and a pain in the buttocks may be nerve-related or result from a lower-spine condition.

Bad ache: Sometimes, pain from other areas of the body, such as the back or groin (from a hernia), can radiate to the hip. Along with the pain, you might have a reduced range of motion. You might notice that your pain gets worse with activity, especially if it's caused by arthritis. Some people develop a limp from persistent hip pain.

ACHILLES TENDON

Safe ache: High-impact movement like dance that requires you to do high jumps can cause pain in the Achilles tendon. This is the largest tendon in the body, which connects the calf muscle to the heel. It mostly refers to a sore muscle. If you experience pain and swelling near your heel that worsens with activity, you may have Achilles tendonitis. Resting and stretching the calf muscle helps.

Bad ache: Swelling and symptoms that worsen with walking on uneven surfaces, may be signs of a partially torn Achilles. Other signs may spark while walking up stairs, running, jumping, hopping or when performing heel raises. Do not delay seeing a doctor.

ANKLE STRAINS

Safe ache: Your ankle often pays the price for the wrong exercise moves. It can cause mild to severe sprains of the ligaments on the ankle's exterior. For any sprain, avoid walking and treat it with rest, ice, compression and elevation.

Bad ache: If you can't keep weight on your ankle, see a doctor for an X-rays.