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.
Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent 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.
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.
Learn about cannabis (also known as marijuana, weed or pot) and find out about the short- and long-term effects of using it recreationally.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Find out how PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Learn about long-term and late effects from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment.
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.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn how the body experiences acute pain.
Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.
Learn about the benefits of using massage and TENS for effective pain management.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Learn what late effects are and why your teen should continue to self-monitor and attend follow-up appointments, even after treatment is completed.
Physiotherapy can help with pain, weakness, limited range of motion, and reduced physical ability. Learn how a physiotherapist can help your child or teenager with JIA management.
Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic 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 a number of concerns that arise around scoliosis. Find out how these different concerns rank among the patients, their families and their surgeons.
Learn why opioids such as morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone and fentanyl are prescribed and how they help manage pain in children.
Learn about children with pain: how pain is defined, why we feel pain, how it works and how to relieve 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 neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nervous system and is often described as burning or shooting pain.
