My 9-year-old daughter woke up the morning after a long day of gymnastics training and complained that her muscle hurts. ‘I need a pill to stop the pain, NOW daddy’. Right, how do I deal with this one? Should I break out the pain education metaphors? Or give her a massage? Go for some contrast baths? I decided that the appropriate referral was a joint trip to the bakery. Over Finnish Pulla (cardamom sweet bread), we discussed that she had delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), which is transient and not dangerous. During our cake-fuelled discussion, my daughter told me she had linked the use of ibuprofen for reducing a fever with helping her through the discomfort of well-earned DOMS. Rather than ‘endure’ the discomfort, she wanted a quick solution. If my 9-year-old daughter can make that connection, it is not difficult for others. Unfortunately, there is still excessive prophylactic use of prescribed …

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到底是谁的痛苦？

经过一整天的体操训练后，我 9 岁的女儿早上醒来，抱怨她的肌肉疼痛。“我需要吃药来止痛，现在，爸爸”。对了，这个怎么处理？我应该打破疼痛教育的比喻吗？还是给她按摩？去洗个对比浴？我决定合适的推荐是一起去面包店。在 Finnish Pulla（豆蔻甜面包）上，我们讨论了她有延迟性肌肉酸痛 (DOMS)，这是暂时的，并不危险。在我们以蛋糕为燃料的讨论中，我女儿告诉我，她将使用布洛芬退烧与帮助她度过来之不易的 DOMS 的不适联系起来。她想要一个快速的解决方案，而不是“忍受”这种不适。如果我 9 岁的女儿能够建立这种联系，对其他人来说并不难。很遗憾，