The lived experience of chronic pain and dyskinesia in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
Clare T MckinnonJennifer H WhitePrue E MorganGiuliana C AntolovichCatherine H ClancyMichael C FaheyAdrienne R HarveyPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2020)
A high proportion of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and dyskinesia who were able to self-report experienced chronic pain. The physical and emotional impacts of living with chronic pain and dyskinesia existed along a spectrum, from those with lesser to greater extent of their impacts. Children and adolescents may benefit from targeted chronic pain education and management within bio-psychosocial models.