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Paediatric Pain Management: Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Subhadra Evans1, Jennie C I Tsao1, Lonnie K Zeltzer1

  • 1Paediatric Pain Program, Department of Paediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Reviews in Pain
|November 4, 2015
PubMed

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Managing pediatric pain is crucial for children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pain Management
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Background:

  • Children experience acute and chronic pain, with infants and children potentially at higher risk for long-term pain sensitivity due to developing systems.
  • Effective management of pediatric pain is essential to alleviate suffering and prevent future pain issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in managing acute and chronic pain in children from a biopsychosocial perspective.
  • To review existing research on CAM interventions for pediatric pain.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of empirical studies on CAM interventions for pediatric pain.
  • Focus on interventions with the most research attention, including hypnotherapy, acupuncture, and music therapy.
  • Consideration of other evidence-based therapies such as yoga, massage, humor therapy, and certain biological therapies.

Main Results:

  • Research on CAM for pediatric pain is currently limited.
  • Hypnotherapy, acupuncture, and music therapy have received the most empirical attention.
  • Evidence supports the therapeutic benefits of yoga, massage, humor therapy, and some biological therapies for pediatric pain.

Conclusions:

  • CAM should be considered as part of a comprehensive, biopsychosocial approach to managing pediatric pain.
  • Further research is needed to fully understand the efficacy and application of various CAM interventions in pediatric populations.
  • Integrating evidence-based CAM therapies can help reduce children's suffering from acute and chronic pain.

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