Ongoing chronic pain can lead to poor sleep and concentration, reduced mobility that limits physical activity, and social withdrawal that takes a toll on mental health. When factors that play a role in causing pain are unexplained, pediatric patients may live with unresolved pain and difficulty finding a clear diagnosis — known in medicine as…
Dr. Katelynn Boerner is a Brain, Behaviour & Development investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), an assistant professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a psychologist with the Complex Pain Service at BC Children’s Hospital.
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