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We've shared lots of information on needle pain and pain management on this site. Here are some other online pain resources that offer pain information, research, and pain management alternatives. Pain relief has become a major focus of medical professionals and children's hospitals in recent years. From extremely painful procedures (lumbar punctures, spinal taps, biopsy pain, and bone marrow aspirates) to minor procedures (immunizations, injections, and IV starts,) needle pain has an impact on adult and child health care. These sites are excellent resources for pain control. Use these links to jump to the resource section you're interested in: Sites on Pain:Pediatric Pain SourcebookThis is a wonderful pain information web site, presenting everything from "prepare your adolescent for..." parent guides to health care protocols for pain relief. The best thing is that all the resources are downloadable for FREE, and are peer reviewed: Both the science and the content are discussed by an unbiased source before they present the materials. We recommend this article: "Pain, Pain, Go Away: Making cancer less painful." manageIVpain.com is the very attractive web site of Anesiva, which manufactures "Zingo", a single use lidocaine product designed for IV stick pain. Comfort Tips, particularly the language section. We recommend this editorial by and for nurses about the importance of needle pain. There's not as much practical meat that's appropriate for parents on this site. They recommend cheerful décor, but that isn't a variable you can change at your doctor's office. Mayday Pain Project The Mayday Pain Project provides easy to read information about pain issues such as chronic pain, arthritis, headache, cancer and other conditions causing pain for use by patients, caregivers and medical professionals. Pain.com Continuing education, news, online journal, meeting calendar, pain topics. American Pain Society A multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering. Oxford Pain Internet Site This site is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in pain and analgesia. It is firmly based in the principles of evidence-based medicine and has pulled together systematic reviews with pain as an outcome. Pediatric Pain Letter provides free, open-access, peer-reviewed commentaries on pain in infants, children and adolescents. Children's Pain Assessment Project Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, The Children's Pain Assessment Project: "Goals: To disseminate research findings regarding nursing assessment of pain in children; To reach consensus on guidelines for the implementation of standardised paediatric pain assessment in hospital settings..." Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood International Association for the Study of Pain ® Objectives: to promote education about pain in children, to share relevant information about children's pain control, to advance our ability to alleviate children's pain from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, and to encourage research, particularly multicenter studies, and studies which focus on unique problems of pediatrics, including newborns. Canadian Pain Society The Canadian Pain Society (CPS) includes as members a variety of people interested in pain: physicians, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, scientists, and analgesia professionals, and lay persons with an interest in the management of pain. Needle-Phobia Sites:Needle Phobia Information SiteInformation on needle phobia, treatments and resources, and read stories of many others who have suffered from this exasperating condition. NeedlePhobia.com A starting point for overcoming an important, but often-ignored condition. Needle phobia: a neglected diagnosis Immunizations and Child Health:CDC Vaccines and ImmunizationsCenters for Disease Control's Vaccines and Immunizations web site HOME PAGE Child Health Specialists Library The library addresses a wide range of topics related to the health and well being of children. It is primarily aimed at professionals involved in the care of children, but it is hoped that it will be of value to all users when seeking information on a wide variety of aspects of child health. Other Health and Wellness Sites:www.natural-pain-relief-guide.comThis natural pain relief guide provides the knowledge you need to understand the causes of pain. It gives natural solutions for quick and lasting relief by dealing with the cause of the pain. There are pages that cover various aspects of lifestyle and pages specifically for different types of pain. Hypnosis and Health Hypnosis CDs, hypnotherapy, motivational techniques, brain wave training and practical health advice. Other Child-Related Sites:Other Web-Related Sites:
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