Handbook of Pediatric Chronic Pain - Current Science and Integrative Practice

The purpose of this text is to provide not only the science and current knowledge of pediatric pain management but a rationale for intervention. The book is ground-breaking in that it provides pearls for the recognition and management of multiple childhood chronic pain syndromes. Also, uncommon yet confounding issues such as pain management for epidermolysis bullosa are adequately addressed. Concerns unique to pediatric patients are reviewed. While there are no firm standards in pediatric chronic pain, a care plan is offered to help guide practitioners when possible.
The book will consist of 24 chapters, many co-written by a physician and a psychologist. Chapter 1 covers the history of pediatric chronic pain, the advancement pediatric pain as a clinical subspecialty, development of pediatric pain clinics, and characterization of the common pain syndromes. Chapters 2-4 cover, respectively, the research on early pain exposure and neuroplasticity, theories on the common adolescent pain syndromes, and the demographics of chronic pain in children. Chapters 5-16 discuss approaches to assessment and intervention for specific pediatric and adolescent pain syndromes. Chapters 17-23 address interventional techniques such as therapeutic blocks, neurablation, implantable systems, physical therapy, complementary therapy, and pharmacology including opioid tolerance. The final chapter discusses the role of the nurse practitioner in pediatric chronic pain.

List of contents

1.The Epidemiology of Pediatric Chronic Pain
2. Research on Impact of Early Pain Exposure and Neuroplasticity
3. Theories on the Common Adolescent Pain Syndromes
4. Demographics of Chronic Pain in Children
5. Assessment Tools in Chronic Pain: Specificity and Validity
6. Psychological Assessment and Longitudinal Impact of Chronic Pain
7. Clinical Management of Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
8. Clinical Management of Functional Abdominal Pain
9. Chronic and Recurrent Pelvic Pain
10. Etiologies and Clinical Management of Headache
11. Sickle cell disease
12. Palliative Care: Throughout the Continuum
13. Cancer -related Pain in Childhood
14. Radiological Imaging in Pediatric Pain
15. Interventional Techniques in Pediatric Chronic Pain
16. Physical Therapy
17. Complementary Therapy in Children
18. Complementary Therapy in Children
19. Pharmacology of Pediatric Chronic Pain Management
20. Opioid Tolerance
21. Opioid tapers
22. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Chronic Pain.

About the author

Dr. Brenda C. McClain is the director of Pediatric Pain Management Services at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Pain Society, and the American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM). She is a national and international speaker on various topics within pediatric pain. Her current research is on the use of NMDA receptor antagonists in acute and chronic pediatric pain. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics—Anesthesiology Section and is certified in pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology and in pain medicine by the ABPM. Dr. Suresh is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and is co-director of the Pain Program at Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Suresh is nationally renown for his expertise in regional anesthesia and has contributed to the popular NYSORA website on pediatric regional techniques. His current research is on neuroplasticity in relation to pediatric pain syndromes and their management.

Summary

The purpose of this text is to provide not only the science and current knowledge of pediatric pain management but a rationale for intervention. The book is ground-breaking in that it provides pearls for the recognition and management of multiple childhood chronic pain syndromes. Also, uncommon yet confounding issues such as pain management for epidermolysis bullosa are adequately addressed. Concerns unique to pediatric patients are reviewed. While there are no firm standards in pediatric chronic pain, a care plan is offered to help guide practitioners when possible.
The book will consist of 24 chapters, many co-written by a physician and a psychologist. Chapter 1 covers the history of pediatric chronic pain, the advancement pediatric pain as a clinical subspecialty, development of pediatric pain clinics, and characterization of the common pain syndromes. Chapters 2-4 cover, respectively, the research on early pain exposure and neuroplasticity, theories on the common adolescent pain syndromes, and the demographics of chronic pain in children. Chapters 5-16 discuss approaches to assessment and intervention for specific pediatric and adolescent pain syndromes. Chapters 17-23 address interventional techniques such as therapeutic blocks, neurablation, implantable systems, physical therapy, complementary therapy, and pharmacology including opioid tolerance. The final chapter discusses the role of the nurse practitioner in pediatric chronic pain.

Additional text

From the reviews:
“The first 11 chapters describe conditions of chronic pain in children, and further 12 chapters review ways of management. This is a book on topics not described in detail in textbooks, but encountered in the general praxis of general pediatricians and several specialties. Also of interest for pediatric psychologists and psychiatrists.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), 2013)
“The audience includes pediatric anesthesiologists and any pediatric clinicians who are involved with pain management of children. It can serve as a reference for students, residents, and fellows. The book is exhaustive, offering a balanced and practical overview of pediatric management by academic, experienced faculty. The spectrum of coverage and relationship of pathophysiology to diagnosis and management are very impressive. … This is a well-written and very useful book for clinicians involved in pediatric pain management.” (Rajasekharan Warrier, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2012)
“The book lays the groundwork for understanding chronic conditions such as headache, functional abdominal pain, pelvic pain, and cancer-related pain. … most useful for readers in the pediatric primary care setting or for those interested in initiating pediatric pain management programs. … This thoughtfully written book provides useful insights for clinicians treating pediatric as well as adult patients with chronic pain syndromes. … an outstanding textbook that provides a foundation of knowledge for the assessment and management of chronic pain in the pediatric population.” (Devi E. Nampiaparampil, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (14), 2011)

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From the reviews:
"The first 11 chapters describe conditions of chronic pain in children, and further 12 chapters review ways of management. This is a book on topics not described in detail in textbooks, but encountered in the general praxis of general pediatricians and several specialties. Also of interest for pediatric psychologists and psychiatrists." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), 2013)
"The audience includes pediatric anesthesiologists and any pediatric clinicians who are involved with pain management of children. It can serve as a reference for students, residents, and fellows. The book is exhaustive, offering a balanced and practical overview of pediatric management by academic, experienced faculty. The spectrum of coverage and relationship of pathophysiology to diagnosis and management are very impressive. ... This is a well-written and very useful book for clinicians involved in pediatric pain management." (Rajasekharan Warrier, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2012)
"The book lays the groundwork for understanding chronic conditions such as headache, functional abdominal pain, pelvic pain, and cancer-related pain. ... most useful for readers in the pediatric primary care setting or for those interested in initiating pediatric pain management programs. ... This thoughtfully written book provides useful insights for clinicians treating pediatric as well as adult patients with chronic pain syndromes. ... an outstanding textbook that provides a foundation of knowledge for the assessment and management of chronic pain in the pediatric population." (Devi E. Nampiaparampil, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (14), 2011)

Product details

• Assisted by: Brend C McClain (Editor), Brenda C McClain (Editor), Brenda C. McClain (Editor), Suresh (Editor), Suresh (Editor), Santhanam Suresh (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9781493979226
• ISBN: 978-1-4939-7922-6
• No. of pages: 418
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 23 mm x 254 mm
• Weight: 815 g
• Illustrations: XV, 418 p. 60 illus., 15 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Gesundheitspsychologie, B, Medicine, General practice, Schmerz und Schmerztherapie, Pediatrics, Pain & pain management, Health psychology, Allgemeinmedizin / Familienmedizin, General Practice and Family Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Pain Medicine, General practice (Medicine), pain syndrome, pediatric pain, sickle cell disease