July 9, 2026

Research & Innovation: Function-Based Rehabilitation for Pediatric Chronic Pain and Functional Neurological Disorder at Rady Children’s Health

Children who graduated from the program reduced pain scores from 6.4 to 3.4 and increased school attendance from 11.5 percent to 85.2 percent at follow-up As pediatric chronic pain and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) diagnoses rise nationwide, health systems are seeking effective nonpharmacologic treatment options. Research supports a multidisciplinary model for pediatric chronic pain and…

Research and Innovation
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September 16, 2019

Retraining the Brain Against Chronic Pain

Though certainly not fun, the pain from cuts, bruises and other run-of-the-mill childhood injuries is typically short-lived. But a 2016 study released in the peer-reviewed journal Children[1] reports that for at least 20 percent of kids and adolescents worldwide, pain is a nearly ever-present part of day-to-day life. When a child experiences chronic pain, their…

Chronic Pain and Pain Management
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