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Complementary and Alternative Approaches for Chronic Pain

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Pain in Children

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Chronic pain in children and adolescents can be diffi cult to treat. Many parents and children are turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to gain relief for conditions as varied as migraines, juvenile arthritis, sickle cell disease, and functional abdominal pain (FAP). This chapter highlights some of the more well-known, safe, and effi cacious CAM treatments for children and adolescents, including acupuncture, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, yoga, massage, and meditation. A review of the literature is presented, as well as guidelines for parents and clinicians who are interested in pursuing CAM for pain relief in young people.

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Research by the authors is supported in part by R01 MH63779 awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (PI: Margaret Jacob).

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  1. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    Subhadra Evans (Project Coordinator, Pediatric Pain Program, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA) & Lonnie K. Zeltzer (Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Director, Pediatric Pain Program, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA)

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  1. The David Center for Children's Pain and Palliative Care, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

    Gary A. Walco PhD (Director, Professor of Pediatrics) (Director, Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

    Gary A. Walco PhD (Director, Professor of Pediatrics) (Director, Professor of Pediatrics)

  3. Division of Pain Management, Department of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

    Kenneth R. Goldschneider MD, FAAP (Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics) (Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics)

  4. Departments of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

    Charles B. Berde MD, PhD (Professor, Director, Pain Treatment Service) (Professor, Director, Pain Treatment Service)

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Evans, S., Zeltzer, L.K. (2008). Complementary and Alternative Approaches for Chronic Pain. In: Walco, G.A., Goldschneider, K.R., Berde, C.B. (eds) Pain in Children. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-476-6_16

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