Akron Children’s Pain Center is one of only a few centers in a five-state region that addresses physical, psychological and emotional well-being, not just the symptoms of pain. Treatment for acute and chronic pain in children and teens includes: Interventional pain management, including peripheral and neuraxial nerve blocks Epidural steroid injections Ketamine infusions to treat pain […]
Akron Children’s orthopedic surgeons reduce opioid prescriptions by 54 percent
As the opioid crisis grew into a national epidemic, the nine pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Akron Children’s began analyzing their own pain prescribing practices and how they compared with peers. This led to a standardized protocol that has reduced the amount of narcotics being prescribed by 54 percent. “The opioid epidemic, a multifactorial issue with […]
