Chronic and Recurrent Pain

• Main Author: Carl L. von Baeyer (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Lynn S. Walker (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Medicine; Pediatrics; Pain
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For many years people assumed that children did not experience chronic pain. However, recent epidemiological studies show that chronic pain, defined as constant or recurrent pain lasting three months or longer, is common in childhood. Empirical studies have characterized chronic pain conditions incl...