The Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Service at MassGeneral Hospital for Children offers a full range of pain management services for infants, children, and teens. We treat pain originating from virtually every source including:
- Post-operative pain
- Spine related pain disorders
- Pain from sports injuries
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS/RSD)
- Complex pain issues such as headaches and neuropathic pain
- Cancer Pain including primary and metastatic cancer pain
- Pain from other chronic diseases including cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, and others
- Pain due to arthritis and other rheumatologic conditions
- Musculoskeletal pain including back and leg pain as well as neck, shoulder, and arm pain
- Chronic headaches
- Chronic abdominal pain
Our multidisciplinary team is lead by a Pediatric Pain Specialist and includes child psychiatrists, pediatric nurse practitioners, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and massage therapists and acupuncturists.
Inpatient services
The Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care service is currently open to serve inpatients at MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Inpatient services wishing to refer patients for pain management may contact the service by pager (3-OUCH).
Outpatient services
The Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Clinic is under construction.We will begin providing service to outpatients in the summer of 2008. Please check back for more information in July.
Family Centered Care
At MassGeneral Hospital for Children, we know that the time of your child’s diagnosis and treatment is a very stressful one and we strive to provide an open, welcoming environment. We believe that no one knows a child as well as the parent does: parents, along with primary care providers, become our partners in a child's care and have an active voice in all treatment plans.
