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  • Chronic Pain in Children: How to Lead a Clinical Conversation

    Chronic Pain in Children: How to Lead a Clinical Conversation

    By Georgia Weston, LCSW, Megan Sweeney, MPH, & Lonnie Zeltzer, MD

    Published by Practical Pain Management

    Using the right phrases, asking the right questions, and trying unconventional treatment approaches can improve the patient-physician relationship and uncover unexpected pain pathways.

  • Misuse of Adult Framework for Pediatric Pain Management

    Misuse of Adult Framework for Pediatric Pain Management

    By Georgia Weston, LCSW & Lonnie Zeltzer, MD

    Published by Practical Pain Management

    As many as 15% to 38% of children and adolescents experience chronic pain in the US, yet there are few targeted treatments for this population, often resulting in them growing into adulthood with continued pain. Here, a look at the gaps and potential solutions.

  • Creativity in Pediatric Pain Management

    Creativity in Pediatric Pain Management

    Interview with Georgia Weston, MSW, interviewed by Anjana Kundu, MD

    Published by Media Pain Focus

    Did you know that the pediatric pain patients rate feeling of isolation as the absolute worst thing, even above their pain? Georgia Weston, MSW…

  • Sticky Neural Loop: How Your Child's Brain Processes Pain and How to Help Them Heal

    Sticky Neural Loop: How Your Child's Brain Processes Pain and How to Help Them Heal

    By Georgia Weston, MSW

    Published by LA Parent

    Pain is no stranger to any of us. We have all stubbed a toe, or perhaps suffered an injury that takes us out of the game for a while. But what if that pain doesn’t go away? What if the pain lingers after the issue “should” have been resolved? Even though we are all familiar with the sensation of pain, the experience of it differs drastically from person to person…

  • How can creative therapy help with chronic pain and mental health?

    How can creative therapy help with chronic pain and mental health?

    Interview with Georgia Weston, LCSW, written by Alexis Pellek

    Published by Psycom Pro

    Georgia Weston, LCSW, on how art- and music-based therapy can help teens with anxiety, depression, and overlapping chronic pain.

  • The Smart Brain Pain Syndrome: The Primer for Teens & Young Adults in Pain

    The Smart Brain Pain Syndrome: The Primer for Teens & Young Adults in Pain

    By Georgia Weston, LCSW, Lonnie Zeltzer, MD, & Paul Zelter, MD

    Published by Shylisca Press

    This book provides a new approach to chronic pain in children and young adults. Longtime pain sufferers are guided through a clear and unexpected explanation of how pain can come from the brain. The solutions are not typical medical prescriptions and therapies, but instead are a wide variety of creative outlets that soothe and retrain the brain, providing relief.

  • PAIN: An Owner's Manual

    PAIN: An Owner's Manual

    By Georgia Huston Weston

    Published by Teen Pain Press

    If you hurt, read this book! A young pain victim’s inspirational and informative conversations with a variety of pain sufferers and specialists. They share their experiences with pain, their coping strategies, and what works for them in getting through the day.

  • Vienna's Waiting

    Vienna's Waiting

    By Georgia Huston Weston

    Published by Teen Pain Press

    Her life as a teenager was filled with hope and promise, until a mysterious pain developed in her back and legs. When doctors failed to help, she spiraled into hopelessness.