Pain relief techniques for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
You and your child can reduce your child's long-term (chronic) pain associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with the following techniques:
- Distraction using activities, conversation, reading, or other forms of entertainment
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Meditative breathing exercises, such as roll breathing and belly-breathing
- Positive ways of thinking about and coping with pain and illness, as taught in cognitive-behavioural therapy
Mental health professionals (counsellors, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists) and books can provide information and training about these techniques.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH | Last Updated: August 30, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Ross E. Petty, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Pediatric Rheumatology | |
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