Non-pharmacological treatment for neuropathic pain in children with cancer

Publication date: December 2015
Source:Medical Hypotheses, Volume 85, Issue 6
Author(s): C. Casanova-García, S. Lerma Lara, M. Pérez Ruiz, D. Ruano Domínguez, E. Santana Sosa
Neuropathic pain (NP) associated with childhood cancer is currently a difficult problem to control. It is treated with drugs that not only fail to provide the expected improvements, but which also have side effects. Therefore, the main aim of this pilot study is to assess whether non-pharmacological treatments, Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) and Neural Mobilization (NM), have a positive effect on this pain, thus improving the associated comorbid factors and, consequently, the quality of life of the children. In an n=6, the results after 4weeks of treatment show a 10-point improvement in the pain threshold and a 3.1-point improvement in the perception of pain.



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