Open AccessPain Relief as a Primary Treatment Goal: at What Point does Functioning and Well‐Being Become more Important? a Case Study of an Adolescent with Debilitating Chronic Pain
Author(s) -
Andrew S. Tseng,
Karen E. Weiss,
Tracy E. Harrison,
Dan Hansen,
Barbara K. Bruce
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2014/745458
Subject(s) - chronic pain , physical therapy , medicine , pain relief , clinical endpoint , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
Pediatric chronic pain is a common problem with significant economic implications and devastating consequences on quality of life. The present report describes a case involving a 15-year-old girl with severe and debilitating chronic pain.
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