Acute Pain

Acute pain typically follows a clear timeline, it begins suddenly—often after an injury, strain, or overload—and usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks, in the early phase the body enters protection mode, using inflammation and muscle guarding to limit movement and promote healing, over the first one to two weeks, pain should start to ease as tissue begins to recover, by week three to four, most acute pain is significantly reduced or resolved with the right care, at Wagner Sports Chiropractic we guide you through this timeline with calm, progressive strategies, helping you move safely, build confidence, and avoid the shift from acute pain to something more chronic, acute pain often follows a clear mechanism—sports injury, collision, fall, strain, sprain, disc herniation, or fracture—and can also result from medical procedures like injections or surgeries, regardless of the cause, the key is to respond with the right input at the right time, supporting the body's natural healing process without reinforcing protection or fear.