Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

The Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (SPPM) aims to advance the quality of anesthesia care and the alleviation of pain-related conditions in children.

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Better Care for Children in Pain

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Question of the Month – August 2019

Written by: Deepa Kattail, MD MHS FAAP
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

A 15 year old girl presents to the pediatric chronic pain clinic as referral from the family doctor. She complains of widespread musculoskeletal pain in her back, neck, shoulders, arms. Her mother is quite tearful and describes how much the pain has disrupted her daughter's life. She was previously a straight A student but now is struggling in school and misses at least one day of school per a week for the last one year. The patients also reports feelings of sadness and crying. Review of the chart reveals normal MRI of the spine, xray of bilateral arms also normal. On examination, she was tender in the areas of pain complaints but was otherwise grossly normally neurologically and had no issues with radicular pain symptoms. She has been prescribed NSAIDs by her family doctor. She is asking for help with pain management. What would be the best next step in managing this patient's pain?

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SPPM 11th Annual Meeting
April 11, 2024
Anaheim Marriott
Anaheim, CA

 

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