Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialA Randomized Trial of Yoga for Children Hospitalized with Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) remains an important cause of acute pain in pediatrics and the most common SCD complication. Pain management recommendations in SCD include nonpharmacological interventions. Yoga is one nonpharmacological intervention that has been shown to reduce pain in some populations; however, evidence is lacking in children with VOC. ⋯ This study provides evidence that yoga is an acceptable, feasible, and helpful intervention for hospitalized children with VOC. Future research should further examine yoga for children with SCD pain in the inpatient and outpatient settings.