Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia—the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as ...

One potentially untapped resource is school nurses and other specialists who are often the first point of contact for a child with chronic pain, such as social workers and school counselors. Programs ...

All original studies that assessed validity, reproducibility and/or reliability of the pain scales for ICU usage in adults and children were considered. The search was not restricted by language or ...

Familiarity with these scales and anticipating the way pain is measured medically may help communicate this very personal experience in the most objective way. The BPI measures both the intensity of ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Ernest L. Sink, MD; Hip Preservation Service Hip pain can be prevalent in children and teens who were born with a hip condition or disease, ...

Results Among 9543 records, 89 studies (patients=5578) were eligible for qualitative synthesis and 70 (pain), 63 (physical function), 16 (mental health) and 4 (trunk muscle strength) for NMA. The NMA ...

ABSTRACT: Background: The study aims to provide empirical evidence that Chronic Pain (CP) is an independent continuous traumatic stressor that yields symptoms of Peri-Continuous Traumatic Stress ...

Objective To develop and validate an interprofessional collaboration competency scale for children with medical complexity (ICC-CMC). These children have the most complex healthcare needs, complicated ...

“I don’t ever want to be free from the pain of missing my children,” Li told me when we met on a sunny day in April at her home near the university, where she teaches creative writing.

Thousands of children living with severe obesity are being supported to achieve healthier lifestyles through a pioneering NHS initiative that combines specialist care with innovative smart scale ...

As the country tries to reduce the obesity rate, the state-run National Health Service (NHS) is introducing “spy scales” to monitor the weight loss in children remotely. The plan is to roll out these ...

Joint pain is usually associated with older adults, but children and teens can have it, too. A study of more than 16,000 children aged 3 to 16 in the U.K. found that 8% (1,280) saw a primary care ...