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Botox injections into the salivary glands

Learn how Botox injections into the salivary glands can help treat your child's excessive drooling.

Botox: Injecting into the bladder

A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.

Botox therapy for spasticity

Learn about how Botox therapy can be used to treat spasticity in your child using image guidance.

Chronic pain: How to assess in teens

​Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.

Botox injections into salivary glands: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after Botox injections into their salivary glands.

Other types of pain

Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Living with a chronic condition: Overview

​Find out how a chronic condition affects your child's mental health and how to help them adjust to a recent diagnosis.

JIA resources

Botox injection (intramuscular) for spasticity in children: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to care for your child at home after intramuscular Botox injections for spasticity.

COVID-19 and chronic pain in children and teens

Learn about how to help children and teens with chronic pain cope during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which medications are used to treat chronic pain.

Chronic pain

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

Consequences of pain

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.

Physical treatments for pain management

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

Chronic pain: Effective parenting for teens

​​​Find out how you can support the 3Ps of pain management with effective parenting strategies for your teen with chronic pain.

Living with a chronic condition: Helping your child manage their health

​Learn how you can support your child to understand their condition and manage it independently over time.

Chronic pain: How to assess in young children

Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.

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.

Types of pain

Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.

Chronic pain: How to assess in older children

​Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.

Bipolar disorder: Treatment with medications

​Learn about the medications that can treat bipolar disorder, including their side effects and how your child will be monitored while they take them.

Hemophilia: Managing pain

Teens living with hemophilia can learn about pains related to their bleeds, including the difference between acute and chronic pain.

Supporting your mental health and well-being

Learn about how to support your physical, mental and social health when you have a chronic condition.

Sickle cell disease: What is pain?

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.

Exercise and physiotherapy for pain management

Read about exercise and physiotherapy, and how they benefit pain management.