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Parent Guide: Managing Pain from Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
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package of 25 $15.00 (APS member price $11.00)
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This parent guide helps parents or guardians and children live with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). It addresses facts and misconceptions about children and pain. It discusses some of the ways in which parents and healthcare providers can help children. Pain with JCA can be significant. The successful treatment of pain will be a major factor in a child's quality of life. This guide tells how to reduce pain through coping skills, relaxation, good eating habits, exercise, and medication.
Copyright © 2004, 14 pages, booklet