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When children feel pain : from everyday aches to chronic conditions / Rachel Rabkin Peachman and Anna C. Wilson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022Description: viii, 317 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674185029
  • 0674185021
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction Beyond Boo-Boos -- Addressing short-term pain in children can have long-term payoffs -- How and Why Do We Feel Pain? -- Demystifying the neurobiology of this fiery signal -- Little Kids Won't Remember It Anyway, Right? -- A look back at our historical lack of pediatric pain prevention -- Ouch! -- Easing the sting of shots -- Scars from the NICU -- Even when wounds are not visible, they can leave their marks -- Surgeries, Minor Medical Procedures, and Hospital Visits -- How we prepare for these events and how kids remember them -- My Tummy Hurts -- The reason and the relief for a classic childhood complaint -- When the Pain Is in Your Head -- Frequent headaches can be managed-and should never be ignored -- Too Much Pain, No Gain -- The rise of sports injuries-and how to avoid getting sidelined -- Pain as a Disease State -- When the nervous system goes awry-and how to correct course -- More than Just Medication -- Multidisciplinary treatments for lessening children's suffering -- It Runs in the Family -- The power that parents have to affect a child's response to pain -- The Invisible Burden of Pain -- When stigma and bias lead to isolation and depression, social support can help -- Epilogue Stopping the Cycle -- Keeping chronic pain from recurring in the next generation
Summary: "Childhood pain is a widespread problem, yet it often goes untreated. The result can be long-term ill health. Drawing on the latest research, two leading voices on pediatric pain show parents, teachers, and medical practitioners how to help when they are needed most, attuning adults to practical strategies that make real difference in kids' lives"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What should you do when your child hurts? Two of the leading voices on pediatric pain teach us how to help children when they need us most.

From the sting of a needle to the agony of a life-threatening illness, children experience pain. When they do, they look to adults for help and comfort. But children's pain is poorly understood, not only by many parents, teachers, and coaches, but also by numerous doctors and nurses. In When Children Feel Pain, Rachel Rabkin Peachman, an award-winning science and parenting journalist, and Anna Wilson, a pediatric pain specialist, show how the latest medical advances can help us care for children when they suffer.

Untreated or misdiagnosed pain is an epidemic among children. Nearly one out of every five children in the United States suffers chronic pain, while 30 to 40 percent of children over age twelve report feeling some form of pain in any given week. Yet only a small fraction of children receive appropriate treatment, increasing the risk that they will struggle with pain later in life. But, as Peachman and Wilson show, if we give pain the attention it deserves early in life, we can minimize short-term distress and halt the development of long-term chronic pain problems.

Whether you are a parent, medical professional, teacher, or anyone else who cares for children, Peachman and Wilson can teach you how to help kids cope with pain. The authors dispel myths and fears surrounding childhood vaccination and opioid prescription medication and outline a range of effective pain-relieving strategies, from cognitive behavioral therapy to parent-led soothing techniques. Helping children address pain is not only at the heart of caretaking; it also proves to be a foundation for lifelong health.

"What every parent (and practitioner) needs to know" -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-299) and index.

Introduction Beyond Boo-Boos -- Addressing short-term pain in children can have long-term payoffs -- How and Why Do We Feel Pain? -- Demystifying the neurobiology of this fiery signal -- Little Kids Won't Remember It Anyway, Right? -- A look back at our historical lack of pediatric pain prevention -- Ouch! -- Easing the sting of shots -- Scars from the NICU -- Even when wounds are not visible, they can leave their marks -- Surgeries, Minor Medical Procedures, and Hospital Visits -- How we prepare for these events and how kids remember them -- My Tummy Hurts -- The reason and the relief for a classic childhood complaint -- When the Pain Is in Your Head -- Frequent headaches can be managed-and should never be ignored -- Too Much Pain, No Gain -- The rise of sports injuries-and how to avoid getting sidelined -- Pain as a Disease State -- When the nervous system goes awry-and how to correct course -- More than Just Medication -- Multidisciplinary treatments for lessening children's suffering -- It Runs in the Family -- The power that parents have to affect a child's response to pain -- The Invisible Burden of Pain -- When stigma and bias lead to isolation and depression, social support can help -- Epilogue Stopping the Cycle -- Keeping chronic pain from recurring in the next generation

"Childhood pain is a widespread problem, yet it often goes untreated. The result can be long-term ill health. Drawing on the latest research, two leading voices on pediatric pain show parents, teachers, and medical practitioners how to help when they are needed most, attuning adults to practical strategies that make real difference in kids' lives"-- Provided by publisher.

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