Non-pharmacological options for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain in children with pediatric rheumatic disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: In patients with a pediatric rheumatic disease (PRD), chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) can have a major impact on functioning and social participation. Because CMP is not always alleviated solely by the use of pharmacological approaches, the aim was to systematically review the available evidence regarding non-pharmacological treatment options for reducing CMP in patients with PRD. PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched for (non-)randomized trials investigating non-pharmacological treatments for CMP in PRD published through October 25, 2017. The GRADE approach was used to assess the quality of evidence. The search yielded 11 studies involving 420 children 5-18 years of age. All studies were relatively small and short-term, and the quality of evide

SUBMITTER: Nijhof LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208689 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature