Care for chronic musculoskeletal pain varies across age

An increasing prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions has been documented for children, adolescents, and young adults. Despite this increase, there has been scarce literature examining treatment modalities for MSK and, in particular, differences in treatments across ages. In this volume of The Journal, Feldman and Nahin reported treatment trends for children and young adults who had received care for MSK. The results indicated that non-opioid medication use was the most commonly prescribed intervention, relative to other interventions such as counseling and physical therapy, and that the primary mode of therapy changed across age groups.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research