Pain is unpleasant, but it does have a purpose.
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Low awareness of how arthritis affects young people leaves thousands of children without appropriate support.
Everyday bumps and scrapes are critical learning experiences for young children, and can influence how they interpret and respond to pain or injuries in the future.
Child health psychologists offer research-based strategies to prepare kids for pain-free and distress-free COVID-19 testing.
From broken limbs to blood tests, hospital visits can cause unnecessary pain for children. An emergency care pediatrician offers seven easy strategies for parents to lessen this pain.
A study found parents who were less distressed were more able to support their child during a medical procedure, and this increased the child’s ability to cope and decreased child distress and pain.
Top contributors
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Postdoctoral research associate, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester
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Professor of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta
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Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Guelph
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence, University of Florida