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JUNE 22, 2021

WHO Releases Pediatric Chronic Pain Guidelines, Advocates for Biopsychosocial Approach

More Pediatric Research Is Still Needed

By Inayah Entzminger

Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News

New guidelines released by the World Health Organization advise for the use of physical therapy and psychological therapies alongside pharmacologic treatment to manage pediatric chronic pain, highlighting the need for a biopsychosocial approach to pain management in children.

The pediatric guidelines, which define children as 0 to 19 years of age, had goals to guide practitioners to good patient outcomes, while