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      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.

      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.

      Child having their knee and lower leg examined by a health-care provider

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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 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.

      Cancer-related pain in children

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      Learn about the different types of pain a child with cancer may experience, what causes pain and how long these types of pain last.

      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 you 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.

      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: How to treat and manage in young children

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      Find out how you can use the 3P approach to support your child in acute pain.

      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.

      Impact of pain

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      Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.

      Signs and symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

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      Learn about the signs and symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which can have more severe symptoms than acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

      Opioids for sickle cell pain

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      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.

      Pain treatment

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

      Chronic pain

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      Learn about chronic pain in children and teens. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and requires various pain management techniques.

      Chest pain in children

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      Learn about causes and treatment of chest pain in children.

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