What Causes Pain in a Person with Hemophilia?
There are two kinds of pain in people with hemophilia: acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain is caused by active bleeding into a joint or muscle and is usually the earliest sign of a bleed. A bleed that is not treated promptly will go on to stretch a joint or put pressure on muscles and other structures making the pain much worse. Even if there are no other obvious signs of bleeding, such as swelling, clotting factor therapy is recommended. Chronic pain is caused by long-term joint damage and typically affects older people with hemophilia who suffer more from arthritis.
