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.
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.
Learn about children with pain: how pain is defined, why we feel pain, how it works and how to relieve pain.
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.
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.
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.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.
It is normal to experience some pain and discomfort after surgery, but there are ways to manage it. Find out what you can do to help manage your pain after surgery.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
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.
Find suggestions to help your teen manage their sickle cell pain using positive coping behaviours.
Learn about neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nervous system and is often described as burning or shooting pain.
Learn about the different tools and sources of information that can help assess your child's pain.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Learn about pain relief medication and how to administer it, including patient controlled analgesia.
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
Bone pain is one of the most challenging aspects of osteoporosis. Learn about the different ways that bone pain can be treated.
There are many ways to classify or categorize pain. Learn what these are and the factors that affect how much pain you might feel.
Learn about techniques for pain management and the treatment of pain.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.
