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Laila A Mahmood1, Sarah Reece-Stremtan2, Risi Idiokitas3
1Pediatric Palliative Care Program, Children's National Medical Center, District of Columbia, Washington, United States; Division of Hematology, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Medical Center, District of Columbia, Washington, United States; Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, District of Columbia, United States.
Abstract:
Pain associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is frequently treated with opioids which have many side effects. There is a need for adjuvant non-opioid therapies that can improve pain control. Acupuncture, an integrative approach, has been shown to be useful in non-SCD pain conditions but has been used to a very limited extent in SCD. In this report we present a single academic pediatric center experience showing acceptability, feasibility and improved pain experience with adjuvant acupuncture therapy in children with SCD and suggest that acupuncture should be explored as a treatment option for managing pain in SCD.
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