Use of Scrambler Therapy in Acute Paediatric Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Sabrina CongediSilvia SpadiniChiara Di Pede Martina Ometto Tatiana FranceschiValentina De TommasiCaterina Agosto Pierina LazzarinFranca Benini

Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2016)

We report our clinical experience on the effect of Scrambler Therapy (ST) for a child with acute mixed pain refractory to pharmacological treatment. ST, recently proposed as an alternative treatment for chronic neuropathic pain in adults, is a noninvasive approach to relieve pain, by changing pain perception at brain level. It is safe and has no side effects. Further research is needed to assess its efficacy for acute pain and for paediatric population.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
chronic pain
pain management
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
liver failure
drug induced
emergency department
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
multiple sclerosis
white matter
brain injury
hepatitis b virus