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Line One: Pediatric chronic pain

Children account for more than a fifth of new U.S. coronavirus cases in states that release statistics by age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images
Children account for more than a fifth of new U.S. coronavirus cases in states that release statistics by age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images

Chronic pain is a disorder that does not just affect adults. Pediatric chronic pain often presents as headaches, abdominal pain and general musculoskeletal pain. Because chronic pain in children is a unique combination of biological, psychological and social factors in each child, the source of chronic pain can be complex.

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HOST:  Dr. Justin Clark

GUESTS:

  • Wendy Gaultney, pediatric pain psychologist

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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 10 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 8 p.m. AKDT

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