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14 wrz 2011 · Chronic pain in childhood is a significant health problem. Long-term nociceptive and neuropathic pain does occur in children, but underlying mechanisms, treatment, and prognosis are influenced by age. Co-existing functional impairment and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and low mood are important co-morbidities.
Chronic pain in childhood is associated with significant functional impairment that often carries through to adulthood; children who experience chronic pain are at an increased risk for developing depression and anxiety, 128,133 experiencing social isolation, 95 have more school absences, 90 and are more likely to have a poorer quality of life ...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic — meaning long-lasting — disorder that causes widespread pain and stiffness in the tissues that support and move the bones and joints. Many people with fibromyalgia also have severe fatigue and trouble sleeping.
23 sie 2023 · Children with functional abdominal pain can have mild symptoms that just show up occasionally, or they can have more severe symptoms that interfere with daily life. Along with stomachaches, they can have nausea, vomiting, constipation, or diarrhea — or some combination of all of them.
15 cze 2023 · Fibromyalgia in children, also called juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome, or JFMS, is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and symptoms such as fatigue and...
2 sty 2021 · Chronic pain or pain that persists or recurs for longer than three months in children is a significant public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity in children globally. Without access to pain management, the quality of life for children and adolescents with chronic pain is severely impacted.
Since then, the literature on paediatric chronic pain has grown substantially. This manuscript outlines a protocol for an updated systematic review to provide updated estimates of the prevalence of various forms of chronic pain in children and adolescence.
