If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
An overview of the components of a pain management plan for children.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
Learn about the benefits of using massage and TENS for effective pain management.
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.
Learn about techniques for pain management and the treatment of pain.
Discusses pain management for common childhood pain and injuries such as ear infections, colic, and injections.
Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Read about exercise and physiotherapy, and how they benefit pain management.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Read about pain management for children who have had heart surgery.
Learn about the 3P approach to pain management, which is a combination of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medications) strategies.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Read about pain management. Children show pain differently, depending on age. Ideas for comforting children of all ages are included.
Read about hot packs and cold packs, and how they can effectively reduce pain from injuries.
Learn about behavioural strategies such as biofeedback and CBT. These strategies can be used for effective pain management for children.
Learn about chronic pain in children and teens. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and requires various pain management techniques.
Learn about acute and chronic pain, including signs and symptoms, methods of assessment and the 3P approach to pain management.
Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Learn about relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, that can be used for pain management in children.
Find suggestions to help your teen manage their sickle cell pain using positive coping behaviours.
Find information about continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNBs) using an elastomeric device and learn how to care for your child at home with this device.
Burns can lead to permanent scars. Find out how to prevent your child from getting a burn injury and what to do if a burn does occur.
