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While acute pain is our body’s way of letting us know something is wrong, chronic pain is very different, and can persist for months or years.

Do you know a child dealing with chronic pain?

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Chronic Pain

While acute pain is our body’s way of letting us know something is wrong, chronic pain is very different, and can persist for months or years. This eBook shares Megan and her family’s experiences dealing with chronic pain, the struggle to achieve daily activities, and how the family learned to manage and cope with Megan’s … Read more

Book Review – One Family’s Story: Learning to Live with Chronic Pain

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Chronic Pain

Check out this review of our e-Book for Pediatric Chronic Pain published in the Pediatric Pain Letter by Dr. Deirdre E. Logan, of the Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood, International Association for the Study of Pain. View our chronic pain resources ECHO The ECHO research program is focused on improving health outcomes for … Read more

Chronic Pain Book Review

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Chronic Pain

“Over a concise but powerful 48 pages, a team of researchers and clinicians from the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the University of Alberta manage to convey a simple but outstandingly relatable narrative full of educational content for both children experiencing chronic pain and their parents.”   Do you know a child who may be experiencing … Read more

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ECHO Research acknowledges and respects the diverse histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples who lived and continue to live in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Beaver Hills House, also known as Edmonton). We respectfully acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Region 4, and would like to thank the diverse Indigenous Peoples to whom this is a traditional gathering place, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway, Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community. We recognize it is our responsibility to respect Indigenous Ways of Knowing and are committed to learning and finding authentic ways of collaborating with Indigenous Peoples in our work.

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Physical treatments can include physiotherapy, prescribed exercise plans, strengthening exercises, massage, and more. 

Psychological treatments can include counselling or talk therapy, supportive therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, mediation, and more. They can be provided on a one-on-one basis or in a group setting.