Pain Management Program News and Updates

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Pioneering Innovations in Orthopaedic Spine Care

Published on Jan 31, 2020

Scoliosis x-Ray showing positioning for bone age

Recent advances from the pediatric Spine Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia include neural monitoring, intraoperative navigation, dedicated spine teams, opioid reduction efforts, vertebral body tethering and more.

Ask Dr. Bell: How Can We Address Opioid Misuse?

Published on Jan 08, 2019

Louis Bell, MD, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: prescribing opioids for pain.

Gene Variants Found that Increase Pain Sensation After Surgery

Published on Jul 07, 2014

In the first genome-wide analysis of postsurgical pain in children, pediatric researchers identified variations in genes that affect a child’s need for pain-control medications.