Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
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.
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.
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.
Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.
Learn about pain relief medication and how to administer it, including patient controlled analgesia.
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.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
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 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.
Learn about the process and goals of pain assessment to provide the information necessary to initiate optimal pain treatment strategies.
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.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
Find out how to offer sucrose or breastfeeding to ease your child's pain from needle pokes.
Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.
