Read about the long-term consequences of pain on a child, the importance of a child's pain management. A discussion of pain myths is included.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.
Learn about how we feel pain, what acute and chronic pain are and the most common causes of pain in people with sickle cell disease.
Learn about pain relief medication and how to administer it, including patient controlled analgesia.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
Learn about the process and goals of pain assessment to provide the information necessary to initiate optimal pain treatment strategies.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
There are many ways to classify or categorize pain. Learn what these are and the factors that affect how much pain your child might feel.
Discover the CARD system, which offers strategies your child or teen can use to cope with the pain and fear associated with vaccination.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
The Pain Squad™ app helps children and teens with cancer to track their pain. Find out what this app does and the benefits of using it.
Find out why and how you feel pain, whether from JIA or another source, such as a needle or cut, and learn the differences between acute and chronic pain.
Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.
Learn about children with pain: how pain is defined, why we feel pain, how it works and how to relieve pain.
Your child's pain team may recommend opioids to help them manage acute (sudden) or persistent pain. Read about opioids, some of their side effects and how to manage side effects of opioids.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Learn the signs and causes of recurrent abdominal pain and when to get medical help.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.
Your pain care team may recommend opioids to help you manage acute (sudden) or persistent pain. Read about opioids, some of their side effects and how to manage side effects of opioids.
Bone pain is one of the most challenging aspects of osteoporosis. Learn about the different ways that bone pain can be treated.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
