The purpose of this text is to provide not only the science and current knowledge of pediatric
pain management but a rationale for intervention. The book is ground-breaking in that it
provides pearls for the recognition and management of multiple childhood chronic pain
syndromes. Also uncommon yet confounding issues such as pain management for epidermolysis
bullosa are adequately addressed. Concerns unique to pediatric patients are reviewed. While
there are no firm standards in pediatric chronic pain a care plan is offered to help guide
practitioners when possible. The book will consist of 24 chapters many co-written by a
physician and a psychologist. Chapter 1 covers the history of pediatric chronic pain the
advancement pediatric pain as a clinical subspecialty development of pediatric pain clinics
and characterization of the common pain syndromes. Chapters 2-4 cover respectively the
research on early pain exposure and neuroplasticity theories on the common adolescent pain
syndromes and the demographics of chronic pain in children. Chapters 5-16 discuss approaches
to assessment and intervention for specific pediatric and adolescent pain syndromes. Chapters
17-23 address interventional techniques such as therapeutic blocks neurablation implantable
systems physical therapy complementary therapy and pharmacology including opioid tolerance.
The final chapter discusses the role of the nurse practitioner in pediatric chronic pain.
