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Paediatric Pain Management: Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Children undergo acute painful procedures and many also experience chronic pain.Due to their developing systems, infants and children may be at greater risk than adults for protracted pain sensitivity.There is a need to manage acute and chronic paediatric pain to reduce children's suffering and to prevent future pain problems.Consistent with a biopsychosocial perspective, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) should be considered in management of acute and chronic paediatric pain.Although research is limited for paediatric pain, CAM interventions receiving the most empirical attention include hypnotherapy, acupuncture and music therapy. Evidence also exists for the therapeutic benefits of yoga, massage, humor therapy and the use of certain biological based therapies.

Source: Reviews in Pain

DOI: 10.1177/204946370800200104

Authors: Subhadra Evans, Jennie C.I. Tsao, Lonnie K. Zeltzer

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2157059901

FWCI: 0.296

Cites: 48

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10