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      Post-operative symptoms

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      After a surgery, you may experience post-operative symptoms for a few days or weeks. Learn about common symptoms experienced after surgery and what you can do to manage them.

      Pain after an operation: Taking care of your child's pain at home

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      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.

      Acute cerebellar ataxia (acute post-infectious cerebellar ataxia)

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      Learn about the most common cause of ataxia in children.  

      Sickle cell disease: What is pain?

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      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.

      Sickle cell disease: What is pain?

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      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.

      Nuss bar procedure: Physiotherapy and pain management

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      Learn how physiotherapy can help your teen before and after a Nuss bar procedure.

      Hemophilia: Managing pain

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      Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.

      Post-operative and post-anesthetic care: Caring for your child at home

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      Learn how to take care of your child at home after the procedure.

      Spinal brace (orthosis) after thoracoplasty surgery

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      Some scoliosis patients will have surgery called thoracoplasty. Learn about the san-splint spinal orthosis, the post-operative spinal brace that patients wear after thoracoplasty.

      Types of pain

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      Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.

      What is pain?

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      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.

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      Benign acute childhood myositis (viral myositis)

      Learn about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.

      Acute pain: How to assess in older children

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      Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.

      Acute pain: How to assess in infants and toddlers

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      Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.

      Pain

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      Learn about acute and chronic pain, including signs and symptoms, methods of assessment and the 3P approach to pain management.

      Acute pain: How to assess in young children

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      Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.

      Kidney transplant: Surgical and post-operative complications

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      Acute pain: How to assess in teens

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      ​Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.

      Acute pain

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      Learn how the body experiences acute pain.

      Acute pain: How to treat and manage in infants and toddlers

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      ​Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.

      Key terms related to pain

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      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.

      Acute pain: Effective parenting for teens

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      Find out how you can use effective parenting to support the 3Ps of pain management for your teen with acute pain.

      Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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      Slipped capital femoral epiphysis happens when the epiphysis bone slips off the growth plate into an incorrect position. Learn what to expect before, during and after the operation.

      Relaxation for pain management

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      Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.

      Acute pain: How to treat and manage in teens

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      ​Find out how the 3Ps of pain management can help your teen manage their acute pain.

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