Author's response to reviews Title: Characteristics of highly impaired children with severe chronic pain: A 5-year retrospective study on 2249 pediatric pain patients Authors:

Characteristics of highly impaired children with severe chronic pain: a 5-year retrospective study on 2249 pediatric pain patients

BACKGROUND Prevalence of pain as a recurrent symptom in children is known to be high, but little is known about children with high impairment from chronic pain seeking specialized treatment. The purpose of this study was the precise description of children with high impairment from chronic pain referred to the German Paediatric Pain Centre over a 5-year period. METHODS Demographic variables, ...

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Children with Chronic Pain on the Quality of Life on 7 to 12 Year-Old Children

Backgrounds: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Children with Chronic Pain (CHACT) on quality of life of 7 to 12 year-old children. Thus, the basic problem of the current study is whether CHACT can increase the quality of life on 7 to 12 year-old children with chronic pain?   Materials and Methods: According to the criteria of chronic pa...

Comparison of Vitamin D Levels in Children with Musculoskeletal Pain with and without Hypermobility of Joints

Background Vitamin D supplementation has been suggested as a part of an interdisciplinary approach for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents. This study aimed to compare vitamin D serum levels in Iranian children with chronic musculoskeletal pain with and without hypermobility. Materials and Methods: </s...

Author's response to reviews Title: Kinematics of fast cervical rotations in persons with chronic neck pain: a cross-sectional and reliability study Authors:

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Children with Chronic Pain (CHACT) on the Function of 7 to 12 Year-Old children

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Children with Chronic Pain (CHACT) on the function of 7 to 12 year-old children. Thus, the basic problem of the current study is whether CHACT can improve the function level of 7 to 12 year-old children with chronic pain? Method: According to the criteria of chronic pain, a number of children w...