Chronic Pain

Here, you can find some resources on chronic pain. “General resources” aim to help you to understand what chronic pain really is and to give you a first impression what can be done about it.

Painfully Aware” will take you to a young person’s honest, yet hopeful account of life with chronic pain.


Videos

Understanding pain – and what’s to be done about it in 10 minutes!   This video is made for kids… read more

Websites

AboutKidsHealth – Pain.  AboutKidsHealth provides “information on acute and chronic pain from symptom recognition, to assessment and diagnosis to treatment… read more

Apps

Pain Squad (Free): “Join the fight against pain! Enlist in the Pain Squad™ today and search for clues to put pain… read more

Books

Books for caregivers Please, find here a few books that may help you to understand your child’s pain better and… read more

Library

Welcome to our mini library Our mini library offers books on pain for healthcare providers and patients and their families…. read more

Welcome to our Blog

I am very excited that I have teamed up with Every Child Every Time to create a blog series about… read more

About this Blog

If you are growing up while also learning to navigate life with chronic pain, we have something in common. I… read more

My Diagnosis

Until I was 13 years old, I only ever understood the meaning of acute pain. I thought that pain was… read more

Accepting My Chronic Pain

When faced with acute pain, I can usually cope with that pain by taking comfort in knowing that it will… read more

My Chronic Pain Toolkit

In my previous post, I wrote about how acceptance has helped me let go of some difficult emotions and focus… read more

This Body Is My Home

Over the years, I have struggled with my relationship with my body. I resented my body for the pain that… read more

It’s More Than Pain

Sometimes it feels like I am walking around with a bag of sand on my shoulders. It often feels like… read more