Heart Beat: Persistent pain common after a stroke
Heart Beat
The most visible signs of a stroke are problems speaking or difficulty moving one side of the body. Persistent pain is an invisible aftereffect that can be equally devastating. For some people, post-stroke pain entails muscle pains and aches, often in the shoulder. Others experience burning, throbbing, shooting, or stabbing pains on the side of the body affected by the stroke. Some lose feeling in the affected body parts and have trouble telling the difference between warm and cold or detecting a light touch. In others, a gentle touch or clothing brushing against the skin can be excruciatingly painful.
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