Acupuncture, Hypnosis Reduce Chronic Pain in Teens

Acupuncture, Hypnosis Reduce Chronic Pain in Teens

Chronic pain is real, and Seattle Children's doctors can help figure out the best way to treat and, hopefully, eliminate pain. Meet Evan and Lynsie, two patients who are finding relief at Seattle Children's.

[Music] believe it or not there was a time back in the 70s when doctors thought little kids didn't feel any pain and so they rarely treated it but thankfully things have changed and there are new Progressive ways to help kids who hurt there's a question Evan King has asked a lot why doesn't he play basketball you know I'm I'm 64 but Evan can't play sports not with constant pain in both knees people just don't get it it's like you you say you have a pain in like they look at you as if you're you're you're weak and you're not you should just suck it up I think we have some old ideas in our society about pain you can't think your way through the pain my strong bias is we need to change the entire culture of pain Dr Gary Walo is the director of children's pain medicine clinic but I feel it like more up here one of just 30 centers in the country treating pediatric chronic pain pain it's only for like an instant and then it buckles today Dr Walo explores alternative ways to end Evan's misery and then the question is where we want to go next his approach and Mission to change the culture of pain deep breath is shared by other doctors at the clinic can I do this one up here Dr Katie mcin incorporates acupuncture into her treatments I see it as another tool in my toolbox as a pediatric pain do um most of the medications we use have a list of side effects as long as your arm and the side effects of acupuncture are relaxation and better sleep far so good yeah yeah okay after another session or two Lindsay should experience less discomfort in her back and joints and I hope that it'll help just to like help ease my pain make me feel better acupuncture for pain management Dr Walo often recommends it for his patients including Evan what if something more benign worked like acupuncture the 16-year-old is already Tred image visualization Physical Therapy Orthotics and according to Mom with great success it's been life changing for him to have this resource here couldn't be happier for the king family it was a relief just to find a doctor who would take Evan's pain seriously and then treat it they said it's real this pain is real it's not made up it's not in your head and the idea that it's all psychological or in your head um I would love to see die once and for all

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