$3.1 million grant for acute limb pain in children

$3.1 million grant for acute limb pain in children

While a child’s limp or sore leg can be caused by inflammation after a virus, sometimes it’s a sign of something far more serious.  For a small number of children, the causes of a limp limb can be a joint infection, acute rheumatic fever – particularly for First Nations children who are at higher risk – or cancer.  ‘Currently, there isn’t enough research to guide a consistent clinical approach to children with limb pain when they attend an Emerg…