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Chronic Pain in Children, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Encyclopedia of Pain

Synonyms

Pediatric Physical Therapy; Occupational Therapy in Children; Pediatric Physiotherapy

Definition

Physical medicine and rehabilitation are core components of current multimodal and multidisciplinary approaches to chronic pain management and include the disciplines of physical therapy and occupational therapy. Physical therapists apply a wide range of physical and behavioral interventions to reduce pain, prevent impairment and disability as well as to promote function. Occupational therapists are primarily concerned with the psychosocial and environmental factors that contribute to pain and have an impact on an individual’s daily activities and participation (Engel and Kartin 2004; International Association for the Study of Pain ad hoc Subcommittee for Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy Curriculum 1994).

Characteristics

Physical therapists and occupational therapists are primarily, although not exclusively, involved in rehabilitation programs for children with chronic...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Joyce M. Engel

  2. College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

    Deborah A. O’Rourke

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  1. Physiological Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Robert F. Schmidt

  2. Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

    William D. Willis

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Engel, J., O’Rourke, D. (2007). Chronic Pain in Children, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_701

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