Acupuncture for pain management in children with sickle cell disease

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Laila A MahmoodDeepika S Darbari

Abstract

Pain associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is frequently treated with opioids which have many side effects. There is a need for adjuvant non-opioid therapies that can improve pain control. Acupuncture, an integrative approach, has been shown to be useful in non-SCD pain conditions but has been used to a very limited extent in SCD. In this report we present a single academic pediatric center experience showing acceptability, feasibility and improved pain experience with adjuvant acupuncture therapy in children with SCD and suggest that acupuncture should be explored as a treatment option for managing pain in SCD.

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Jun 4, 2021·Acupuncture in Medicine : Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society·Hongjin LiJudith M Schlaeger

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