Little research exists concerning pain assessment in children with CP. Developmental differences such as cognition and ability to communicate significantly influence children's perception of and ...

Children with chronic illness benefit from parents’ normalizing the situation in an accepting, matter-of-fact way. This is different from ignoring or discounting reports of pain. Parents can ...

(WNDU) - Millions of Americans live with chronic pain every day. But it’s not just adults that have to live with it. Studies suggest that more than 30% of children grow up experiencing chronic pain, ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This past January, 13-year-old Cameron Bozdog of Atherton, Calif., was happy and active with running, swimming and soccer. Then, her left heel started hurting. Not ...

It is often hard to understand the source of pain in babies and children, and if they experience it often or for a long time, it can do severe damage. Go ahead. Try asking a crying child or baby ...

Numerical rating scale pain scores accurately measure pain intensity in relation to perceived need for medicine, pain relief and pain satisfaction in children, according to a study published in ...

When Benjamin Franklin wrote, “That which hurts, also instructs,” he must have been thinking about acute pain. Because chronic pain doesn't instruct. It just HURTS. Healthy, normal pain is part of all ...

Angie Friesen didn't think much of it when her sixth-grade daughter, Annelise, told her she'd hit her elbow on a desk at school. It wasn't until about a week later, when Annelise complained of pain ...

For every possible cause of childhood leukemia pain, your child’s team of doctors and healthcare providers has a way to manage it. This year, about 15,000 parents will learn that their child or teen ...

One in six parents say their child complains of tummy aches at least once a month, according to a national poll by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health. While 1 in 3 parents ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a diagnostic label representing a wide range of nonprogressive motor impairments that are identified at birth or in early childhood. A more specific definition identifies CP as ...