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Pedia Pain Focus

Jun 29, 2021

Pediatric pain has been left on the back burner for decades now-- where many clinicians 30 years ago thought that infants did not feel pain. With the progress made, both in pain management and technology, it’s about time that we call institutions to shift the culture, so we can work towards making pain visible-- so we...


Jun 24, 2021

pain is the most common and devastating symptom of Sickle Cell Disease. Despite the slow and elusive developement of therapeutic intervention in Sickle cell disease that would halt the vasocclusive crisis and the related pain, last few decades have brought about good progress with successful hemopoetic stem...


Jun 15, 2021

Yoga is much more than just a physical exercise. It's an ancient mind and body based practice that involves self-paced physical movement, meditation, and breathing techniques.  Practicing Yoga can change your and your patient's life in ways you never imagined!

 

An array of incredible benefits from yoga have become...


Jun 8, 2021

Many factors contribute to children's pain being under estimated, under-recognized and inadequately treated. Kathryn Birnie, PhD shares her work identifying the top priorities essential for improvement in pediatric pain management.

Join me in this episode as she shares her patient-oriented research which includes them...


Jun 2, 2021

Did you know that he pediatric pain patients rate feeling of isolation as the absolute worst thing, even above their pain?

Georgia Weston, MSW, endured years of isolation as a teen, suffering through her chronic pain alone, feeling not being believed. Now, she’s the Executive Director of Creative Healing for Youth in...