Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatric Pain Management Service: A Survey

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Wiley InterScience

Pain Medicine

Volume 6 Issue 6, Pages 452 - 458

Published Online: 2 Dec 2005

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatric Pain Management Service: A Survey

Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH*, Anne C. C. Lee, MD*, Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH ^† , and Charles B. Berde, MD, PhD*

*Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; ^† Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Correspondence to Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel: 617-355-4158; Fax: 617-739-2599; E-mail: yuan-chi.lin@tch.harvard.edu.

KEYWORDS

Pediatric • Pain Management • Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ABSTRACT

Objective. To survey the use of complementary and alternative medical therapies by pediatric pain management services affiliated with major universities.

Design. A telephone survey was conducted of pediatric anesthesia training programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in the United States. The survey instrument included questions on the provision of complementary and alternative medical therapies in their pediatric pain programs.

Results. Forty-three pediatric anesthesia fellowship programs (100%) responded to the survey. Thirty-eight institutions (86%) offered one or more complementary and alternative medical therapies for their patients. Those therapies included biofeedback (65%), guided imagery (49%), relaxation therapy (33%), massage (35%), hypnosis (44%), acupuncture (33%), art therapy (21%), and meditation (21%).

Conclusions. This report documents trends in complementary and alternative medical therapies usage in the tertiary pediatric pain management service. There is a high prevalence in the integration of complementary and alternative medical therapies in pediatric pain management programs. Additional clinical research in the safety and efficacy in complementary and alternative medical therapies for pediatric pain management is urgently needed.

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