Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 2, 2025

Enhancing the Development and Growth of Infant Cerebral Palsy Rats Using Selective Spinal Manipulations
Published on: February 2, 2024
Chronic Pain in Young People With Cerebral Palsy: Activity Limitations and Coping Strategies
Letisha Carozza1, Ella Anderson-Mackay, A Marie Blackmore
1Schools of Medicine (Ms Carozza) and Physiotherapy (Ms Kirkman and Dr Love), University of Notre Dame, Perth, Western Australia; Department of Physiotherapy (Ms Anderson-Mackay), Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Child Disability, Telethon Kids Institute (Dr Blackmore), Western Australia, Australia; Ability Action Australia (Ms Ou), Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation (Ms Smith), Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; SensesWA (Dr Love), Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Purpose:
To describe the effect of chronic pain on the activities of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, to describe coping strategies, and to examine associations between effect of pain on activities, coping strategies, and level of pain.
Methods:
Using an online survey, 27, 8- to 18-year-olds with cerebral palsy and chronic pain or their parents reported pain intensity, distribution, activity limitations (using the Child Activity Limitations Interview-21), and coping strategies (using the Pediatric Pain Coping Inventory).
Results:
Pain intensity ranged from 3 to 10, and 89% reported pain in multiple areas, principally the lower limbs. Individuals reporting higher pain intensity had more activity limitations and were more likely to use catastrophizing coping strategies.
Conclusions:
Coping strategies may be an important mediator between pain and its effect on activities in children with cerebral palsy. Individualized pain management should be based on routine pain assessment.
More Related Videos
06:28Biomechanical Changes Related to Low Back Pain: An Innovative Tool for Movement Pattern Assessment and Treatment Evaluation in Rehabilitation
Published on: December 13, 2024
08:26Event-related Potentials During Target-response Tasks to Study Cognitive Processes of Upper Limb Use in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Published on: January 11, 2016
Related Concept Videos
Coping Strategies: Problem Focused
For example, consider a student who struggles to understand their...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-V: Management
Smoking Cessation
Analgesia and Pain Management
Coping Strategies: Emotion Focused
Chronic Pancreatitis II: Collaborative Care
Assessment:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Smoking is a primary risk factor for COPD, with over 80% of patients having a history of it. Patients typically experience progressive dyspnea or labored breathing, frequent coughing, and recurrent pulmonary infections. Many eventually succumb to respiratory failure, characterized by...