PediatricPainAlaska

Youth in Alaska have pain. Tweets/ops by Dr. Wendy Gaultney, pain psychologist to raise awareness and share resources for pediatric pain on Dena'ina land

[PediatricPainAlaska @AlaskaPain]

The first resource for youth in Alaska is armor for needle pokes #itdoesnthavetohurt #AlaskaPain #PediatricPain #prevention

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

At Meg Foundation, we have created science-backed superpowers to help you manage needle anxiety and pain to fend off any freakouts when it comes time for the needle poke. https://t.co/mTuYZ7QjiV #science #anxiety

[Andrea D. Furlan MD PhD PM&R @adfurlan]

What is something that frustrates you in your journey with Chronic #Pain?
#ChronicPain

[Pain Canada @pain_canada]

🚨Pain specialist Dr. Andrea Furlan talks about our LivePlanBe+ program in her latest YouTube video.

Check it out to learn how the program can help you manage your pain for free!

➡️ https://t.co/TFWozvJ3km

@adfurlan #painmanagement #LivePlanBePlus #chronicpain #healthcare

[Caitlin Jones @Caitlin_Jones_]

📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain.

This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind.

https://t.co/F78sOPf4OW

#OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

Parents often feel blamed when they are seeking help for their kid's #ChronicPain, but there is a BIG difference between it being someone's fault and being a powerful part of the solution. Learning how to support #coping and respond differently is game changing. #Pain #Parenting

[Dr. Dawn Richards, PhD @TO_dpr]

💥YESSSSS💥...our manuscript on how #PatientEngagement can go wrong has been accepted for publication (after revisions based on helpful reviewer comments) (link to preprint 👇)! Yay team @Sabrina_Poirier @JeffreySmithME @suerobinsyvr @VinaMohabir @ProulxLaurie 🎉 #PPI

[Dr. Katie Birnie @katebirnie]

Are you passionate about quality equitable pain care? Do you have skills in knowledge mobilization? Work with us @cpn_rdc Chronic Pain Network stellar researchers, people with lived experience & partners (like @KidsInPain & @pain_canada)! Apply by June 16: https://t.co/X3SNDKuQo7

[SPP Div54 Podcast 🎙 @SPPDiv54Podcast]

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨

Featuring @wendygaultney, a pediatric pain psychologist living & working in Alaska.

We highlight "finding your niche" in #PedsPsych, mentoring & learning about new populations, working within systems, & systems-level challenges.

https://t.co/1zMIoEZt7y

[US Association for the Study of Pain @US_ASP]

"Pain is a highly complex & individual experience with biological, psychological AND social (biopsychosocial) contributions." - @DrSeanMackey @DrKatieMartucci

Important pain neuroimaging study👇
https://t.co/4BKwr8aaXO

[Hillel Finestone MD @PainDetective]

Pain and treating chronic painful conditions with one tool eg medications is like trying to look through a car window without wipers. Not very effective. @dealpain @Sports_Health @PainResForum @SanDiegoSummit @cbcwhitecoat

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“Pain is not purely emotional. Pain is never purely physical. It’s always both,” @DrZoffness, a pain psychologist, tells @EzraKlein. https://t.co/Zalx2lLslI

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

50% of teens have a big fear of needles…and they often avoid healthcare because of it. Working with teens, we made with a new tool that gives them what they need to #TakeControl. https://t.co/q4KzyaAi16 #Teens #MedTwitter #NeedleFear #NoShame

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

Hey, we get it. Seeing your baby cry and scream during a vaccination or needle procedure is HARD. It's also unnecessary and preventable. These simple, effective strategies make this process a lot easier on your little one…and you! #Babies #Pediatrics https://t.co/eumMhCt71U

[Chronic Pain Champions @PainChampions]

What does best practice care for musculoskeletal #pain look like?

This review from @PeteOSullivanPT and others
identifies common problems as well as makes 11 consistent recommendations. I just shared it with the members of my support group.

https://t.co/fzrC2gA85b

#chronicpain

[US Association for the Study of Pain @US_ASP]

Pain fact time: pain is a threat system that alerts us to potential concerns. But pain is NOT a direct indicator of damage.

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

Can holding kids down for shots traumatize them? The experts say yes...and there are ways to keep them safe AND comforted during medical procedures. It's time we start examining... https://t.co/CSuyQdBF4v #Medicine #Psychologist #Trauma #KinderMatters #GentleParenting

[PediatricPainAlaska @AlaskaPain]

In Alaska, the long dark days, less movement and social isolation, can WORSEN pain. Try to add a few steps each day and reach out to a person that makes you feel good! It's pain medicine 🧠💪

[The Meg Foundation @MegFoundation]

We just launched a new tool to help teens with medical anxiety! Parents and providers can share our new tool with teens and older kids and use it to spark a discussion about how adults and caregivers can support their coping plan. #Pediatrician #Parenting https://t.co/q4KzyaAi16

[Kids Brain Health Network @KidsBrainHealth]

Involving children in discussions and processes that directly impact their lives is important throughout the process of family-engaged research (#FER).

#RightToParticipate infographic by @FERCourse grads Jaime Winkler, Chantelle Bouck, and Erin Klein.

[PediatricPainAlaska @AlaskaPain]

Pain often teaches us to avoid. But depending on how we approach pain, for example, with curiosity rather than fear, we learn to understand that pain is information and we can learn to experience it knowing that sometimes our brains are overprotective. @US_Pain @usasp_pedspain

[Wendy Gaultney, PhD @wendygaultney]

We all have a role! What is your piece of the #painpuzzle @AlaskaPain @SKIPKidsInPain #ItDoesntHaveToHurt