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Massage and nerve stimulation for pain management

Learn about the benefits of using massage and TENS for effective pain management.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Physiotherapy for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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.

Pain treatment

Learn about techniques for pain management and the treatment of pain.

Pain assessment

Learn about the process and goals of pain assessment to provide the information necessary to initiate optimal pain treatment strategies.

Physical methods to treat pain

There are various physical methods available to treat JIA pain including heat, cold, massage, and exercise. Learn how you can use these techniques for pain relief.

Scar massage for surgical scars

Scar massage can improve the appearance of surgical scars. Read about scar massage techniques to help manage your child’s surgical scars.

Pain in newborns and babies

Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.

Physiotherapy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Physical treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

There are various physical methods available to treat JIA pain including heat, cold, massage, and exercise. Learn how your child can use these techniques for pain relief.

What is pain?

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.

The Pain Squad™ smartphone app

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.

Physical treatments for pain management

Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in teens

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

Pain and cancer

Pain can be caused by cancer, procedures, treatments or symptoms of cancer and treatments. Find out how you can manage and how your health-care team can help you.

Treating and managing cancer-related pain in children

​Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage cancer-related pain in children.

Returning to regular activities after scoliosis surgery

Following scoliosis surgery there are things that your teen should avoid to ensure proper healing. Find out what these are, and why they are restricted.

Heart conditions and examples of complementary and alternative therapies

Learn about complementary and alternative therapy for children with heart conditions. Art therapy and aromatherapy are among the therapies discussed.

Chronic pain: How to treat and manage in teens

​Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.

Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

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

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

Chronic pain: How to treat and manage in young children

​Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage chronic pain in a young child.

Acute pain: How to treat and manage in older children

​Find out how you can use the 3Ps of pain management to support your older child (age six to 12).

Pain management for common childhood pain and injuries

Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.

Muscle spasms (muscle cramps)

Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle spasms.