Systematic pain management needed for children in ED The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidelines for improving pediatric pain management processes in U.S. emergency departments.

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Like it or not, bumps and bruises are an unavoidable part of childhood. But while no parent wants their child to feel pain, teaching children about pain when they're young can help them better ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)-- Dr. Jodi Greenwald, a pediatrician in Roswell, Georgia, has a secret weapon for helping children cope with pain. It's not a drug. It's not a medical device. It's a pinwheel.

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 ...

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 ...

The Carl F. Braun Trust awards Children’s Hospital Los Angeles $1.92 million to conduct research on integrative techniques to alleviate pain in children. LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children’s ...

Racial differences in medical care are part of a theme experts are seeing “over and over” again. By Rachel Rabkin Peachman Judith McClellan, a social worker who lives in Salisbury, N.C., knows what it ...

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 ...