Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
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.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
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 the various medications that are used to treat pain. These include acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, and local and topical anaesthetics.
Morphine is a type of strong pain relief medicine called an opioid. This page is about the use of morphine for pain relief in children.
Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.
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.
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 common painful conditions including arthritis, sickle cell anaemia, and cancer.
Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
There are many ways to classify or categorize pain. Learn what these are and the factors that affect how much pain you might feel.
Learn about the different types of pain a child with cancer may experience, what causes pain and how long these types of pain last.
Learn about how relaxation can help you reduce stress, manage pain and be better able to take part in daily activities.
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.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.
Learn about pain relief medication and how to administer it, including patient controlled analgesia.
Learn the signs and causes of recurrent abdominal pain and when to get medical help.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
