Primary pain disorders (formerly “functional pain syndromes”) are common, under-
diagnosed and under-treated in children and teenagers. This manuscript reviews key …

Dr Liossi conducted the initial literature review, and drafted and revised the initial
manuscript; Dr Howard further contributed to the literature review and reviewed and revised …

Introduction Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain are common problems in patients
undergoing surgery. The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of using guided imagery …

Background: Despite readily available evidence to guide practice, children continue to
experience moderate to severe pain in hospital postoperatively. Reasons for this may …

Over 1 million children undergo inpatient surgery annually in the United States. Emerging
research indicates that many children have longer-term problems with pain. However …

This article reviews and summarizes current evidence and knowledge gaps regarding
postoperative analgesia after pediatric posterior spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic …

Background The goals of this study were to examine the trajectory of pediatric chronic
postsurgical pain (CPSP) over the first year after surgery and to identify acute postsurgical …

Factors contributing to pain following surgery are poorly understood, with previous research
largely focused on adults. With approximately 6 million children undergoing surgery each …

Background Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is well known in adults, with prevalence rates
ranging from 10 to 50%. Little is known about the epidemiology of CPSP in children. The aim …

The development of new analgesic drugs has been hampered by the inability to translate
preclinical findings to humans. This failure is due in part to the weak connection between …