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Pain Management

By Rebecca Scherr | 11.14.2012

Land- and pool-based therapy for those with bleeding disorders.

By Heather Boerner | 01.20.2012

Meditation is another pain management tool for people with bleeding disorders. Learn how one man with severe hemophilia A uses it successfully.

Man holding prescription bottle
By Sarah Aldridge | 07.25.2011

The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to prevent harmful side effects from acetaminophen and propoxyphene in prescription pain medications.

Art therapy intern Kelly Pecl-Dreamer with young girl
By Chris Blose | 04.25.2011

For people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders and their families, art therapy can be a helpful complement to treatment.

Acupuncture
By Sarah Aldridge | 12.13.2010

Ancient therapy may alleviate pain and restore function in people with bleeding disorders.

Camping in the mountains
By Melanie Padgett Powers | 11.22.2010

Hypnosis can help reduce pain because the sensation of pain is influenced by multiple factors, including emotional and cognitive components.

Vanya Green and a teenage boy with guitar for music therapy
By Sarah Aldridge | 09.07.2010

Music is gaining acceptance as a tool to help people, including those with bleeding disorders, cope with pain.

Alternative medicine
By Kurt Ullman | 03.01.2010

Complementary and alternative medicine for hemophilia-related pain management requires careful scrutiny.

Heart shape
By Rebecca A. Clay | 01.14.2010

Phillip Fletcher has seen firsthand how pain can tear a family apart.

Man in pain
By Heather Boerner | 01.13.2010

For Leland Smith, 16, who has severe hemophilia A with an inhibitor, sometimes it feels like an enormous force is crushing his joints.

Knee pain
By Patrick Hayes | 12.14.2009

Participants are learning how to better articulate pain to their providers, and doctors are learning better ways to treat it.

Dad and child with hemophilia
By Jennifer Savary, RN | 12.14.2009

When Sherry Johnsson's* son, Mark*, was three years old, he had a joint bleed and was brought to his local hemophilia treatment center (HTC) for a peripheral infusion.

Man in pain
By Bruce Goldfarb | 12.11.2009

More than an uncomfortable annoyance, pain can affect every aspect of daily life.