Pediatric pain syndromes and management of pain in children and adolescents with rheumatic disease

This article introduces important issues related to pain in children with musculoskeletal pain syndromes and rheumatic disease, using juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) as models. A brief summary of the prevalence of pain in healthy children is foll...

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Published inThe Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 611
Main Authors Anthony, Kelly K, Schanberg, Laura E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2005
Subjects
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - physiopathology
Child
Cognitive Therapy
Exercise
Health Status
Humans
Pain - etiology
Pain - physiopathology
Pain Management
Risk Factors
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Syndrome
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Summary:This article introduces important issues related to pain in children with musculoskeletal pain syndromes and rheumatic disease, using juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) as models. A brief summary of the prevalence of pain in healthy children is followed by a summary of existing pain-assessment techniques. The remainder of the article describes the pain experience of children with JPFS and JIA and discusses issues related to pain management.
ISSN:0031-3955
DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2005.01.003