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.
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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.
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.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
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 PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn what late effects are and why your teen should continue to self-monitor and attend follow-up appointments, even after treatment is completed.
Learn about the benefits of using massage and TENS for effective pain management.
Learn why opioids such as morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone and fentanyl are prescribed and how they help manage pain in children.
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 to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.
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.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Discover the signs of cancer-related pain in children and how cancer-related pain is assessed by the health-care team.
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.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
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