ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Pain Disorders in Head, Abdomen, Muscles and Joints.
Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05666921 (Somatic Symptoms, Alexithymia and Styles of Attachment), which is not on this map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Somatic Symptoms, Alexithymia and Styles of Attachment: a Cross-sectional Study
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 192 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity and education about physical activity for chronic musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Explaining "unexplained" chronic pain to adolescents: a qualitative study of methods and techniques among expert professionals.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Practical tips for paediatricians: It hurts, swells and changes color, maybe its complex regional pain syndrome-Tips for early diagnosis and treatment.Paediatrics & child health · 2026Article
- Internalizing Characteristics in Adolescents with Non-Cardiac Chest Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biopsychosocial pain assessment and management in paediatric inflammatory vs non-inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions: a vignette study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Article
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- Supporting Students with Migraine: Examining Current Practices and Identifying Strategies for Educational Success.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Mapping the Intersecting Contexts of Migration and Pediatric Pain over the Last Decade: A Rapid Scoping Review Protocol.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parent Psychological Flexibility in Pediatric Chronic Pain.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality Respiratory Biofeedback in an Outpatient Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Characteristics of the Pediatric Chronic Pain Service in a Developing Country: A Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
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- Pediatric pain physician workforce: an assessment of supply and demand.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pain determinants and quality of life in Guillain-Barre syndrome: a prospective cohort study.BMJ neurology open · 2024Article
- The Pharmacological Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Children.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- Behavioral physical activity intervention coupled with standard post-cancer directed treatment care to mitigate chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors: A protocol for a single-center, pilot randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Back Pain without Disease or Substantial Injury in Children and Adolescents: A Twin Family Study Investigating Genetic Influence and Associations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey.Pain reports · 2023Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Primary pain disorders (formerly "functional pain syndromes") are common, under-diagnosed and under-treated in children and teenagers. This manuscript reviews key aspects which support understanding the development of pediatric chronic pain, points to the current pediatric chronic pain terminology, addresses effective treatment strategies, and discusses the evidence-based use of pharmacology. Common symptoms of an underlying pain vulnerability present in the three most common chronic pain disorders in pediatrics: primary headaches, centrally mediated abdominal pain syndromes, and/or chronic/recurrent musculoskeletal and joint pain. A significant number of children with repeated acute nociceptive pain episodes develop chronic pain in addition to or as a result of their underlying medical condition "chronic-on-acute pain." We provide description of the structure and process of our interdisciplinary, rehabilitative pain clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA with accompanying data in the treatment of chronic pain symptoms that persist beyond the expected time of healing. An interdisciplinary approach combining (1) rehabilitation; (2) integrative medicine/active mind-body techniques; (3) psychology; and (4) normalizing daily school attendance, sports, social life and sleep will be presented. As a result of restored function, pain improves and commonly resolves. Opioids are not indicated for primary pain disorders, and other medications, with few exceptions, are usually not first-line therapy.
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